New figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that more than four million children are living in families which receive Universal Credit.
The official data shows that in August, some 4,030,796 children were living in households receiving the benefit - an increase of 124,471 since May when the figure was 3,906,325.
Overall, the number of children living in families which get Universal Credit has risen by 250,000 in six months, between February and August this year.
Campaigners have now sounded the alarm ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement calling for immediate, targeted action to protect the poorest households from the soaring cost of living which has now risen to 11.1% in the 12 months to October.
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