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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-30more like thismore than 2018-01-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the freeze in child benefit and child tax credits on child poverty in the past seven years. more like this
tabling member constituency Edmonton more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Osamor more like this
uin 125706 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-05more like thismore than 2018-02-05
answer text <p>The proportion of people in absolute poverty is at record lows. Since 2010 there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty, including 200,000 fewer children. Work is the most effective way out of poverty and unemployment has not been lower since 1975. From 2008 to 2015, average earnings grew by 12%, whereas most working-age benefits increased by 21%.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss remove filter
question first answered
less than 2018-02-05T12:03:28.547Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-05T12:03:28.547Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4515
label Biography information for Kate Osamor more like this