Here is a ward-by-ward breakdown of what percentage of children are living in poverty, according to new statistics.
Penhill 42%
Parks 40%
Walcot 37%
Central 32%
Gorse Hill & Pinehurst 31%
Toothill & Westlea 29%
Freshbrook and Grange Park 28%
Moredon 28%
Western 26%
Dorcan 26%
St Philip 25%
Ridgeway 24%
Blunsdon 24%
Eastcott 23%
Shaw & Nine Elms 20%
Old Town & Lawn 19%
St Margaret 19%
Abbey Meads 19%
Haydon Wick 19%
Highworth 18%
Percentages take into account households with a total income of or below the following amounts (after housing costs):
* £204 a week or £10,700 a year for a lone parent with one child under 14.
* £314 a week or £16,400 a year for a couple with one child under 14.
* An additional £52 a week or £2,700 a year for each additional child under 14.
* An additional £110 a week or £5,700 a year for each additional child over 14.
FULL STORY: Child poverty could be worse than figures reveal, says Labour's Jim Grant
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