More Children Live In Poverty Now Than 50 Years Ago

More children grow up in poverty today than 50 years ago, according to a report by the National Children’s Bureau.   The children’s charity’s Greater Expectations report compared the lives of today’s 11-year-olds with historical data. It found that 3.5 million were living in poverty now, compared to two million in 1969. The charity also found that there had been no significant change in the gap between rich and poor children when it came to health or educational outcomes. Read more on the Children & Young People Now website.