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Helen Barnard on the Shocking Rise in Child Poverty

Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 12:18 p.m.

Helen Barnard from the Joseph Roundtree Foundation joined Mick Coyle to discuss a new report that one in five of the UK population\xa0are living\xa0in poverty - that's 14.3 million people.

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From low-paid work to changes in tax credits and benefits, Helen outlines the struggles facing those most affected by day-to-day poverty.

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Follow @MrMickCoyle, @Helen_Barnard, & @JRF_UK.

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Originally broadcast November 4th 2018.

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Produced by John Fogarty.