MLAs lament unacceptable child poverty rate in Derry with 9,000 poor children
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00:00 I come from a constituency where our child poverty rate is sitting at 23%, one of the highest really throughout the UK as well.
00:10 And we're talking about regional balance when we talk about our economy, but surely we need interventions to those areas that are most affected by poverty.
00:20 As a colleague has mentioned to the left, my own constituency of Derry, we have over 9,000 children in poverty, over 23%.
00:32 What does that mean? People, our young people, living in cold homes, some going hungry, going to bed, going hungry, going into school in the morning and missing out on everyday essentials.
00:44 It's totally unacceptable and it's quite shocking and it will remain shocking for every member of this Assembly.