Child poverty 'failings' slammed

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Campaigners have accused the Government of failing on child poverty, after official figures showed the number in absolute poverty in the UK rose by 300,000 last year to 3.8 million - 29% of the total.

When housing costs are stripped out, the absolute poverty level was also up 300,000 to 2.6 million children (20%) in 2011/12, while relative poverty - defined as living in a household with 60% of median average income - stayed stable at 3.5 million children (27%), or 2.3 million (17%) if housing costs are not included.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%