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Fife Child Poverty Statistics
Created: 03/05/2024
News/Events Category: Children and Families
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The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published an update to statistics on the number (and proportion) of children living in low income families across Great Britain by local area.
Headline Statistics for Fife:
- 23.6% of children in Fife (15,024 aged under 16) are living in relative poverty before housing costs
- 11,923 children in Fife (18.7%) are living in absolute poverty before housing costs
- Both are above the Scottish rates of 21.3% and 17.1% respectively
- While there has been only a small change in absolute poverty since 2015 (2.4%), relative poverty increased in Fife from 16.1% to 23.6% between 2015/16 and 2022/23
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