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<p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed
to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by
spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in
2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p>
</p><p>We introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme providing funding to Local Authorities
in England to help the most vulnerable children and families stay warm and well fed
during the coldest months. It will now until June as the Covid Local Support Grant,
with a total investment of £269m.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition
is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear
evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time,
in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion
in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages
right across the country.</p>
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