The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

The anti-poverty charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said the figures should not be seen as "true fall" in poverty.

The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.

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