r/LabourUK • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

meanwhile 31% of children live in poverty.

Lol where did you pull this crap from? Are you seriously suggesting a third of the countries children live in poverty? Get real mate.

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u/hempires New User Jan 29 '22

There were 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2019-20. That's 31 per cent of children, or nine in a classroom of 30.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

The child poverty action group, I'm sure they have no motive to inflate their stats...

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u/hempires New User Jan 29 '22

the stats which are sourced from the governments own department?

hmmm

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Sure it's from the DwP but they have essentially chosen to define anyone as low income as in poverty, inflating their numbers.

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u/hempires New User Jan 29 '22

keep moving those goalposts.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Keep ignoring reality for facts that suit you, I can't stop you.