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Oxford Study: 23% of Children Face Long-Term Poverty

4/13/2026

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The University of Oxford study finds that over 23% of British children, especially those born after 2013, have experienced long-term poverty due to austerity measures by Conservative governments.
Labour's reforms reduced poverty for children born in the late 1990s from 25% to 13%.
The current Labour government has abolished the two-child limit and introduced measures to lift about 450,000 children out of poverty, though some austerity measures remain.

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The University of Oxford study finds that over 23% of British children, especially those born after 2013, have experienced long-term poverty due to austerity measures by Conservative governments.
Labour's reforms reduced poverty for children born in the late 1990s from 25% to 13%.
The current Labour government has abolished the two-child limit and introduced measures to lift about 450,000 children out of poverty, though some austerity measures remain.