There are 1.3m children living in "severe poverty" in the UK, accordingto research by Save the Children.
For a couple with a child this means surviving on 7,000 a year -or 134 a week - compared to the average national income of 19,000 a year, the report said. The worst affected area is London, wheremore than one in six children are in severe poverty, as opposed to onein 10 nationally.
Although Government reforms have led to a considerable decline in childpoverty in recent years, the report cites research that indicates severechild poverty has remained static or even worsened. The authors arguedifferent approaches may be needed to tackle severe child poverty - anarea relatively untouched by researchers.
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