Nearly half of all households with children in Manchester Central are claiming out-of-work benefits, compared with just under a quarter in Putney, London.
Chris Grayling, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said: "The fact that nearly half the children brought up in some areas come from homes entirely dependent on benefits should bring shame to ministers."
The Conservatives have also cited figures from the Department for Work and Pensions that show child poverty rose by 100,000 before housing costs.
But employment minister Stephen Timms said: "We are stepping up our efforts to get even more people into work and to abolish child poverty entirely by 2020."
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