Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A rising number of children in Greater Manchester are living in poverty, according to new Government figures.
The data has revealed that there were 184,336 children in Greater Manchester living below the breadline in March 2020, even before the cost of housing was taken into account.
The number has been rising year on year, having increased from 143,188 kids in March 2015 - and charities warn that it will rise yet further due to the pandemic.
The figures mean that even before coronavirus hit, more than one in every four children in Greater Manchester was living in poverty (26%) - higher than the national average of one in five (20%).
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