Latest figures show more than a third of children on the Isle of Wight are living in poverty.
In 2019/20 a total of 7,011 - or 32 per cent of Island children - were below the poverty line.
Although it is a slight fall compared to 2018/19 (when there were 7,215 Island children in poverty), it remains above the national average of 31 per cent.
Data, from the End Child Poverty coalition, uses Department of Work and Pensions and HMRC statistics to estimate poverty rates after housing costs.
Across the South East, only Portsmouth South (38 per cent), Portsmouth North (34 per cent), Southampton Itchen (35 per cent) and Southampton Test (35 per cent) have higher rates than the Isle of Wight.
Anna Feuchtwang, Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition, said:
“The figures speak for themselves – the situation for children couldn’t be starker. We all want to live in a society where children are supported to be the best they can be, but the reality is very different for too many.
Nationally, London and Birmingham have the greatest concentrations of child poverty, with a dozen constituencies showing the majority of children living below the poverty line.