The average level of child poverty in the UK according to the most recent government data is 30 per cent, meaning just less than one in three children live in households which earn less than 60 per cent of the national average income.
1. East Midlands - 26 per cent of children living in poverty
The local authority with the highest level of child poverty in the East Midlands is Leicester, with 37.8% Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
2. South East - 25 per cent of children living in poverty
The local authority area with the highest level of child poverty in the South East is Hastings, at 37.8% Photo: (Photo: Pixabay)
3. West Midlands - 34 per cent of children living in poverty
In the West Midlands, Birmingham has the highest rate of child poverty, with 41.6% of kids growing up in low-income households. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
4. South West - 25 per cent of children living in poverty
The South West and South East have the lowest rates of child poverty in England, but Torridge has the highest level in the South West, at 32.6%, Photo: (Photo: Geograph, Roger A Smith)