Poverty figures render UK government numbers too little and action very late

Broadening definition of poverty reveals true numbers of people living in poverty and accelerates need to tackle crisis

• More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high

The news that more than one in three children in the UK are now living in poverty should shock everyone but surprise no one.

Nearly three years into the cost of living crisis, we know that young families and disabled people have been among those hit hardest by the biggest fall in UK living standards in half a century.