<P> Poverty within the UK is particularly concentrated in the country of Wales . While the relative income - poverty rate for the UK stood at 16.8 % in 2014 , the same poverty rate for Wales stood at 23 % in the same year . Poverty in Wales has remained in the 25 % range , with only small dips throughout the last decade . While the trends correlate with overall reductions in less impoverished areas of the UK , it does not correlate with Scotland , who in the 1990s , had a relative similar poverty trend as Wales . Conservative attitudes began to grow during the reign of the Labour party in the 2000s , culminating in an overall negative opinion towards public spending increases beginning in the 2010s . This negative trend created a lack of support for Welsh poverty reduction efforts , and can explain much of the stagnation present in the rate . The lack of attention to Wales has led to a consistent issue in Welsh politics being that of poverty , with efforts to primarily reduce the prevalence of childhood and Fuel Poverty a priority . </P>
<P> Poverty within the UK is particularly concentrated in the country of Wales . While the relative income - poverty rate for the UK stood at 16.8 % in 2014 , the same poverty rate for Wales stood at 23 % in the same year . Poverty in Wales has remained in the 25 % range , with only small dips throughout the last decade . While the trends correlate with overall reductions in less impoverished areas of the UK , it does not correlate with Scotland , who in the 1990s , had a relative similar poverty trend as Wales . Conservative attitudes began to grow during the reign of the Labour party in the 2000s , culminating in an overall negative opinion towards public spending increases beginning in the 2010s . This negative trend created a lack of support for Welsh poverty reduction efforts , and can explain much of the stagnation present in the rate . The lack of attention to Wales has led to a consistent issue in Welsh politics being that of poverty , with efforts to primarily reduce the prevalence of childhood and Fuel Poverty a priority . </P>
where is the most poverty in the uk
where is the most poverty in the uk
Wales
Wales