NEW research from by the TUC finds that 112,000 children of key workers in the West Midlands are living in poverty.
The research, which used the government definition for key workers, found more than a million children of key workers across the UK, one in five, are living in poverty.
The West Midlands has one of the highest rate of child poverty in key workers households (25 per cent), along with the North East (29 per cent) and London (27 per cent).
The TUC says that current government policies are likely to increase child poverty rates.
Ministers have capped pay rises for key workers in the public sector, which in some cases will mean real wage losses. And the chancellor is planning to cut Universal Credit for low-income families by £20 per week in October.
