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Valerie welcomes funding for a new Emergency Department at Walsall Manor Hospital
- 07/12/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
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POVERTY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS
- 07/12/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
34 per cent of children in the West Midlands (420,000) are living in poverty, compared to 30 per cent in the UK. In the West Midlands 22 per cent of working-age people (740,000) and 16 per cent of pensioners (180,000) are living in poverty. Overall, 24 per cent of people in the West Midlands are living in poverty (1.3 million people).