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UK Poverty Persists Despite Economic Growth: Urgent Action Needed

1/29/2025

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A stark warning from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals that mere economic growth won't alleviate poverty in the UK. With 14.35 million people trapped in relative low income and child poverty soaring in England and Wales, the report urges the government to take decisive action, including abolishing the two-child benefit cap, to create meaningful change.

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A stark warning from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals that mere economic growth won't alleviate poverty in the UK. With 14.35 million people trapped in relative low income and child poverty soaring in England and Wales, the report urges the government to take decisive action, including abolishing the two-child benefit cap, to create meaningful change.