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=Poverty in the UK=

//"Many people can’t afford essential clothing – or to heat their homes. Children go to school hungry, or to bed without enough food. It’s no coincidence that poor communities are in poorer health – and have shorter life expectancy.//" [|Oxfam]

Poverty isn't only in LEDC's, it's everywhere, including the UK. //"...one in seven children in Britain are growing up in bad housing, and thousands of homeless households are stuck in temporary accommodation."// - [|Shelter]

__[|Facts.]__


 * Nearly 13 million people live in poverty in the UK – that’s 1 in 5 of population
 * London has a higher proportion of people living in poverty than any other region in the UK
 * The UK has a higher proportion of its population living in relative poverty than most other EU countries: of the 27 EU countries, only 6 have a higher rate than the UK.
 * 3.8 million children in the UK are living in poverty.


 * Still think poverty is just in LEDC's?**