A survey has found that primary school teachers have been providing their pupils with hygiene products due to the rising child poverty rates in the United Kingdom.

 

The charity survey found that one in every three teachers are giving their students standard hygiene products like toothpaste and soap because their families can't afford it. 

 

The shocking figures were released by UK charity In Kind Direct, who shared that teachers have noticed an increase in the number of unclean children in schools.

 

 

The teachers admitted that they had to try and help the youths by providing them with the products. 18 percent shared that they have had to help pupils every week.

 

The survey revealed that 36 percent of teachers provided students with toothpaste, while 29 percent gave pupils soap.

 

A further 27 percent of teachers intervened and gave youths head lice products, and toothbrushes.

 

 

Teachers have expressed their concern for pupils as child poverty figures have dramatically risen in recent years.

 

It is believed that one in every four families with children in primary school are struggling to afford basic products like toothpaste and shampoo.

 

There are so many families facing financial difficulty across the UK, mainly due to benefit cuts or unemployment.

 

 

The British Government confirmed that there are approximately 4 million youths living in poverty across the country.  

 

Over 2,000 parents and 100 primary school teachers took part in the charity survey.

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