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<p>The circumstances we are born in to and the conditions in which we live all have
a major bearing on our health and wellbeing. The Government remains committed to tackling
poverty so that we can make a lasting difference to long-term outcomes. There is clear
evidence about the importance of work in tackling poverty now and in the future. Households
where all adults are in work are around six times less likely to be in relative poverty
than adults in a household where nobody works. The Government has lifted 400,000 people
out of absolute poverty since 2010 and the number of people in employment has increased
by over 3.7 million, there are around one million fewer workless households and around
667,000 fewer children in such households.</p>
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