The shocking new data also means nearly half of all kids in the two cities are growing up on the breadline
There are so many children growing up in poverty in Manchester and Salford they could fill-out Wembley Stadium.
Should their estimation be correct, census data from 2021 suggests 43 percent of children in the two cities face such hardship. That rate means in a school classroom of 30, some 13 Mancunian and Salfordian pupils would be living below the poverty line. The national average is nine.
He was speaking as the charity confirmed it’s helped kit out more than 21,000 children with new school uniforms on their patch, free of charge, since the creation of the Smart Start programme. It allows families to access brand-new uniforms, coats, and stationery ahead of the new school year, with 2,300 youngsters benefiting in 2024.
“We believe every child should be able to walk into the classroom feeling confident and ready to learn and it’s amazing to be able to support with this,” said the company’s boss, Kathryn Shuttleworth.
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