Child Poverty in the UK

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Child Poverty in the UK
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True or False?
1. Growing up in poverty doesnt harm children
2. The UK does better than other (industrialised)
countries on child poverty
3. Poor families spend all their money on
cigarettes and alcohol
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Poverty in the UK todayLondon

• High rise flats on the Aylesbury Estate London

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Poverty in the UK today

• A stairwell on the Aylesbury Estate London

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Poverty in the UK today

• The rising cost of fuel

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Meet Trisha
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and her son
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Carols daughter dreaming of Christmas
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Poverty in the UK todaySunderland

• The Ford Estate in Sunderland

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Meet Susies son Ben
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and Carinas children Sara and Mike
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A deserted playground

• The playground is locked to prevent drug abusers
  from using it

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More than a million UK children cant take these
things for granted
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The parents of 1.3 million children cant afford
to buy new clothes for their children
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Nearly 1 in 5 families struggle to pay household
bills
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The parents of 770,000 children cant afford to
give them a healthy diet
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A million children live in houses with rotting
walls and floors
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Impossible choices
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What are we asking for?
Extra money for fuel in Winter
Extra money for food and clothes in summer
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Help us fill in the missing pieces

• Poverty is unfair, unjust and damages childrens
  lives
• Poor children can expect to get fewer
  qualifications, lower paid jobs, suffer more
  health problems and even die younger than their
  peers
• You can help us to change this
• PLEASE fill in the action card now
• www.savethechildren.org/endchildpoverty

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