Child poverty levels in the UK worst among world’s richest nations, UNICEF report finds

A tent is placed on the street in London, Britain November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Natalie Thomas/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Child income poverty rates in the United Kingdom were the highest among the world's richest countries, a report by U.N. children's agency UNICEF said, ranking bottom of the table for changes in those rates in the past decade.

The UNICEF report, published on Wednesday, looked at relatively well-off countries to assess the rate of child income poverty combined with child poverty reduction rates.