Figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions show that 30 per cent of children – around four million – are now living in UK households with a relative low income after housing costs.
The figures are for 2015/16 and represent a one per cent rise on 2014/15.
A household is judged to have relative low income if it earns below 60 per cent of the median income for the UK. The current median income is £481 a week before housing costs (about £25,100 a year) and £413 after housing costs (about £21,500 a year).
The latest figures also show that 67 per cent of children in poverty have at least one parent in work – up from 66 per cent in 2014/15.
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