There are now more than 110,000 children across the Liverpool City Region who are living in poverty - with that number set to rise if the Conservatives form another government next month.
Figures show that across our region, one in three children grow up in poverty - where the total household income is below £29,400.
And shockingly this number would be set to rise if Boris Johnson is able to form a majority government after next month's election.
The Resolution Foundation predicts that based on measures - or lack thereof - in the Tory manifesto, a Boris Johnson-led government would see child poverty reach a 60-year high by 2023-4.
To combat the lack of support for struggling families, Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is launching a new taskforce to try and help them.
The new Standing Action Group on Poverty and Life Chances will aim to address the scourge of child poverty across our region.
The new standing action group replaces the Child Poverty and Life Chances Commission, which has worked for the last decade highlighting the hardship facing communities across our city region and taking action to improve the life chances of our children.
It will now be part of Combined Authority working closely with The Fairness and Social Justice Advisory Board
(FASJAB) to ensure that we continue to improve the life chances of our children and young people and work towards eradicating child poverty from the Liverpool City Region.
The inaugural meeting of the new group took place at the Feelgood Factory Community Centre in Netherton in Sefton which works with local people improve their health, well-being and quality of life.
Speaking at the group’s inaugural meeting, Steve Rotheram, said: “It is an absolute disgrace that almost a third of children in our city region are growing up in poverty.
"Nearly a decade of austerity has stripped away so many of the vital services and safety nets that help us tackle the problems that many face.
“As Mayor, I won’t sit idly by while our kids are suffering. I want this group to work with our communities to help turn the tide on poverty and ensure that our young people get the opportunities they deserve.
“I’m building a fair and inclusive city region, where no one is left behind – certainly not our young people.”
