Hundreds of thousands of Welsh families hoped to be lifted out of poverty

Children growing up in poverty are four times as likely to suffer mental health problems (Image: ©Sally Anscombe 2017 / GettyImages)

'We cannot afford to waste a generation’s potential," says Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens as the UK Government aims to help thousands of Welsh children in poverty.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will launch the Child Poverty Strategy on Friday at a children’s centre in south Wales, with First Minister Eluned Morgan, and meet families and children intended to benefit from the interventions.

There are 200,000 children in poverty in Wales and the Child Poverty Strategy aims to tackle the root causes by cutting essential costs and boosting family incomes.

It's claimed that the scrapping of the two-child Universal Credit limit will benefit 69,000 children in Wales