Fears child poverty may rise to record 60-year high under Tories
Thinktank Resolution Foundation predicts social crisis will worsen if Boris Johnson wins general election
Child poverty is at risk of rising to a record 60-year high under a Conservative government because its manifesto retains the coalition’s benefit cuts, according to the Resolution Foundation thinktank.
An analysis by the organisation predicted a rise in the number of children living in relative poverty under a Boris Johnson-led government to 34.5% in 2023-24 up from 29.6% in 2017-18.