Poverty in the UK

The Children's Commissioner says it is unlikely child poverty will be eradicated in Wales by a 2020 target. The 2020 deadline to eradicate child poverty was set by the Westminster and Welsh governments. One in three children in Wales are estimated as now living in households with below average incomes - around 200,000 in all.

One Anglesey mother tells him she considered killing herself due to constant money worries compounded by problems she has with her teenage sons who suffer from a genetic condition. There are also single mothers struggling with debt and child-care expenses.

"I want my son to grow up to be a decent human being. I feel a failure. I don't feel like a good mother"

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Nine out of ten of the poorest areas in England are in the north-west, a church charity has said. A list collated by The Church Urban Fund  found areas in Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire were the worst-affected by poverty. Toxteth West, which has up to 64% of children and 63% of pensioners living in poverty. South Shore in Blackpool showed the lowest male life expectancy, at an average of 66 years.

England's most deprived areas

    Toxteth East, Liverpool
    Shaw Road, Oldham
    Anfield, Liverpool
    Collyhurst, Manchester
    Kirkholt, Rochdale
    Toxteth West, Liverpool
    Heyworth Street, Liverpool
    Queens Road, Liverpool
    South Shore, Blackpool
    Cannon Park, Middlesbrough

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