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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-02more like thismore than 2017-11-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the forecast made by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in October that child poverty will increase by 4 per cent in southern England, and by 8 per cent in the Midlands, Wales and the North; and whether they intend to take remedial action. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton remove filter
uin HL2854 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
answer text <p>Employment is key to helping people out of poverty and our welfare and tax reforms are designed to support people into employment. Employment is at historically high levels and the number of children living in a family where no one is working is 608,000 lower than it was in 2010. <br></p><p>This Government is committed to action that will make a meaningful difference to the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families. Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families, published on 4 April, set out a framework for a continued focus on improving children’s outcomes, now and in the future. A copy is attached.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-13T16:39:40.383Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-13T16:39:40.383Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
attachment
1
file name HL2854 Improving Lives - Helping Workless Families (web).pdf more like this
title Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this