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A story about poverty

Over 3.9 million children across the UK are in poverty, and the figure is only rising. The young people in this film are actors. They are telling the real stories of children from BBC Children in Need funded projects. Their accounts paint a clear picture of the impact poverty is having on children and young people across the UK.
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