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The DWP reckon there are about 14 million people living in relative poverty in the UK. Relative poverty being people earning close to the cost of living in their area.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201415
On a personal note, I've spent a fair amount of time in Wellingborough recently, helping with affairs after my mother in law died. One thing that struck me is how many local people I have met who struggle to feed and house themselves every month. Their MP, Peter Bone, often claims that there is little or no poverty in his area.