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Published 10th June 2009
NI 116 - Proportion of children in poverty
Due to delays in the production of the data, the technical definition for NI 116 published by CLG in April 2008 (external link) is still current.
CLG and the Child Poverty Unit have confirmed that the revised indicator, published in February 2009 (external link), will now be introduced into the National Indicator Set in time for April 2010.