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<p>We have not made an assessment at this level.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to help
people improve their lives is through employment, and people on Universal Credit move
into work faster and stay in work longer. We are committed to helping the most vulnerable
to improve their life chances by tackling the root causes of poverty, and ensuring
that children have the best possible start in life.</p><p> </p><p>We want to see child
poverty falling, and we remain determined to tackle it. We will look at what more
can be done to help the most vulnerable and improve their life chances by tackling
the root causes of poverty, ensuring that children have the best possible start in
life.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have recently implemented a £1000 increase in Work
Allowance rates as part of a package worth £1.7 billion in 2023/24 to some of the
most vulnerable low paid working families. It will increase the amount that hardworking
families can earn before Universal Credit is tapered away, providing 2.4 million working
families with an extra £630 a year.</p><p> </p><p>A child growing up in a home where
all the adults work is around five times less likely to be in poverty than a home
in which no one is working.</p><p> </p><p>It is also worth noting that absolute and
relative poverty rates for children in London are lower than in 2010, on both a before
and after housing cost basis.</p>
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