The average level of child poverty in the UK according to the most recent government data is 30 per cent, meaning just less than one in three children live in households which earn less than 60 per cent of the national average income.
7. Scotland - 24 per cent of children living in poverty
Scotland has the lowest rate of child poverty of any UK region, but the Glasgow City local authority sees the highest level of child poverty there, at 31.8%. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Photo: (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
8. London - 39 per cent of children living in poverty
London itself has the highest child poverty rate of all the regions, and the Tower Hamlets local authority has the highest rate in London and in the country, at 55.4% (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Photo: (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
9. North West - 32 per cent of children living in poverty
Manchester has the highest level of child poverty of any local authority in the North West, at 40.6%
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10. Wales - 28 per cent of children living in poverty
In Pembrokeshire, where child poverty rates are the highest in Wales, 31.3% of children are growing up in poverty. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Photo: (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
11. East of England - 27 per cent of children living in poverty
Luton, in the East of England, has the region’s highest level of child poverty, at 39.8% Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)