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Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

The Department for Work and Pensions will use linked administrative benefit records from 2018 to improve accuracy, addressing under-reporting in household surveys.

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Official figures on the number of children living in poverty in the UK are expected to be revised down over concerns they have not been accurately reflecting household income. For more than 30 years, poverty statistics have been based on an annual survey of households across the UK.

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Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.

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