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# Birmingham ranks 4th highest for child poverty in the UK
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/birmingham-child-poverty-figures/
- Published: 2018-01-24T13:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-24T13:06:00.000Z
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: News, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Birmingham ranks 4th in the UK for having the highest level of child poverty according to new data published by the [End Child Poverty campaign](http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/poverty-in-your-area-2018/?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

The newly released figures provide a break down of how many children are in poverty before and after housing costs.

According to the report, there are currently **82,034 children** in Birmingham (**28.39%**) who are in poverty before housing costs are taken into account.

That number rises to **122,296** after housing costs are taken into account seeing a **13.94%** increase to **42.33%** of children in Birmingham.

Percentages of children in poverty before and after housing costs by ward:

Three parliamentary constituencies in Birmingham featured in the **top 20** with the highest levels of child poverty.

- Hall Green increased from 40% in 2015 to 48% in 2017
- Perry Barr increased from 35% in 2015 to 43% in 2017
- Hodge Hill increased from 44% in 2015 to 51% in 2017

Chairman of the End Child Poverty Campain, Sam Royston said

> “It is scandalous that a child born in some parts of the UK now have a greater chance of growing up in poverty, than being in a family above the breadline".

Estimated number of children in poverty by ward:

[Child poverty in Birmingham](https://infogram.com/e509eafd-81eb-4e5f-9bf2-ba1a0f975fc9?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [Infogram](https://infogram.com/?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)