Claim: Northern Ireland has the highest levels of child poverty in the UK.
Fact-check: Does Northern Ireland have the highest rate of child poverty in the UK? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: the evidence indicates that, compared with other parts of the uk, northern ireland's rate of child poverty is quite low. poverty has no standard definition or agreed measurement, comparisons of poverty should bear this in mind. however, official uk statistics along with analyses by major campaign groups indicate that child poverty in northern ireland is relatively low. by one common definition, ni has the lowest child poverty rates of any uk region.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00