Number Of Young People Living In Poverty Up 400,000

The number of young people living in poverty in the UK has rocketed by 400,000 in the last ten years, according to a damning new report. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that young people are facing worse life chances than their parents, with more people aged 16-24 living in poverty than those aged 65 and over. There are a total of 13million people living in poverty after housing costs, which is roughly unchanged on a decade ago but helped largely by a fall of 600,000 in the number of older people in poverty – the largest fall of any age group. JRF says there have been “fundamental shifts in the causes of poverty”, highlighting a lack in affordable homes and poor opportunities for young people to advance in education or at work. Read more on the Welfare Weekly website.