The headline number of children in poverty of 2 million published by government is always before houisng cost have been deducted (BHC); but the after housing costs figure (AHC) is the better measure of poverty and it is double at 4 million. It has to buy food, clothes, fuel transport and pay debts, sometimes rent and council tax arrears out of a poverty level JSA.
The headline number of children in poverty of 2 million published by government is always before houisng cost have been deducted (BHC); but the after housing costs figure (AHC) is the better measure of poverty and it is double at 4 million. It has to buy food, clothes, fuel transport and pay debts, sometimes rent and council tax arrears out of a poverty level JSA.