The child poverty map of the UK

How bad is child poverty across Britain? While Iain Duncan Smith looks at different ways to measure poverty, HM Revenue of Customs already have a way of examining child poverty: children who live in families where, either the parents have an income of less than 60% of the average, or are claiming poverty-related benefits such as income support, job seekers allowance or tax credits. Click on the map to see how it varies across Britain. The darker the colour, the greater the child poverty



• Click here to see this child poverty map at ultra-local ward level

• Download the data: HMRC child poverty statistics (from the HMRC)