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<p>National statistics on child poverty are published annually in the “Households
Before Average Income” publication. These statistics do not separate households based
on their employment in the gig economy and therefore do not make an assessment of
the effect of the gig economy on levels of child poverty.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, 18
percent of children are in 'before housing costs absolute poverty' and 26 percent
of children are in after housing costs absolute poverty. 'Before housing cost absolute
poverty' is down by 1 percentage point since 2009/10 and after housing costs absolute
poverty is down by 2 percentage points since 2009/10. The number of children in 'before
housing cost absolute poverty' is unchanged since 2009/10 and has fallen by 100,000
for after housing cost absolute poverty.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics can be found
using the link below, in table 4.2ts, in the file “children-rends-hbai-1994-95-2017-18-tables.ods”.</p><p
/><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718</a></p><p>
</p><p>Advances in technology and the rise of the gig economy have increased opportunities
for people to work more flexibly. While we welcome these opportunities, they cannot
be at the expense of workers’ rights. That is why the Prime Minister commissioned
Matthew Taylor to undertake his review of Modern Working Practices, and why the Government
is taking the decisive action set out in the Good Work Plan to address his recommendations.</p>
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