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Child poverty recorded at 2.3m UK has 2.3m children living in poverty, government says
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Number of children classed as living in relative poverty in UK is 2.3m, lowest level since 1980s, government says There are 2.3 million children - almost one in six - living in relative poverty in the UK, government figures show.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Department for Work and Pensions said the proportion of children living in poverty was unchanged in 2013-14 compared with the previous year.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. A child is defined as being in poverty when living in a household with an income below 60% of the UK's average.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said poverty levels were the "lowest since the mid-1980s".