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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people, (b) children and (c) pensioners were in absolute poverty in (i) May 2010 and (ii) the last month for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of local government expenditure on tackling (a) child poverty and (b) poverty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719229", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 24903 on Poverty, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the baseline year for absolute poverty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717561", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717561/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 May 2024 to question number <a title=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-07/902774\" href=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-05-07/902774\" target=\"_blank\">902774<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people in destitution.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716006", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1716006/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are currently no plans to update the baseline for absolute poverty.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4380", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Churchill"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Poverty"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to update the baseline year for absolute poverty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4083", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alison McGovern"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717395", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1717395/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families. We expect to spend around £306bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2024/25 including around £138bn on people of working age and children.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>From April, working age benefits increased by 6.7% and, Local Housing Allowance rates were raised to the 30th percentile of local market rents, benefiting 1.6 million low-income households.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Poverty"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people in destitution.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4456", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeff Smith"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Manchester, Withington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeff Smith"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1714962", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1714962/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Distributional analysis published at Spring Budget 2024 shows that the overall level of public spending received and tax paid by households continues to be highly redistributive.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UK has mechanisms for taxing wealth across many different economic activities, including acquisition, holding, transfer and disposal of assets and income derived from assets. The UK also has a progressive income tax system \u2013 the top 5% of taxpayers were projected to pay nearly half of all income tax in 2023-24.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Poverty"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his fiscal policies of the report by Oxfam International entitled Inequality Inc., published on 15 January 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Preston"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Mark Hendrick"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701842", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701842/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Poverty is a complex subject and there are different ways to measure and assess it.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>DWP tracks and monitors many different aspects of poverty, including our four statutory measures for children of relative income, absolute income, combined low income and material deprivation and persistent poverty that are published annually.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>National statistics on the number of individuals living in absolute and relative poverty are published annually in the \u201cHouseholds Below Average Income\u201d publication at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2023\" target=\"_blank\">Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)<\/a><strong>. <\/strong>The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 are for the financial period 2022/23.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4380", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Churchill"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the main causes of poverty in (a) children, (b) pensioners and (c) adults.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1682164", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1682164/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This Government has overseen significant falls in absolute poverty since 2009/10. There were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute low income after housing costs in 2021/22 compared to 2009/10, a decrease of 4 percentage points. This decrease includes 400,000 fewer children (a decrease of 5 percentage points), 1 million fewer working age individuals (a decrease of 5 percentage points) and 200,000 fewer pensioners (a decrease of 2 percentage points).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families. This is reflected in the £276bn we will spend through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2023/24, including around £124bn on people of working age and children, and reflecting an increase in benefit rates and State Pensions of 10.1% last April. From this April, and subject to Parliamentary approval, working age benefits will rise by a further 6.7%, in line with inflation. The increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of local market rates will give further help to 1.6 million low-income households.<\/p><p>With over 900,000 job vacancies across the UK, our focus remains firmly on supporting individuals to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the important role that work - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 can play in reducing the risks of poverty. The latest statistics show that, in 2021/22, working age adults living in workless families were 7 times more likely to be in absolute poverty after housing costs than working age adults in families where all adults work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To help people into work, our core Jobcentre offer provides a range of options, including face-to-face time with work coaches and interview assistance. In addition, there is specific support targeted towards young people, people aged 50 plus and job seekers with disabilities or health issues.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To support those who are in work, the voluntary in-work progression offer is now available in all Jobcentres across Great Britain, providing an estimated 1.2 million low paid workers on UC access to personalised work coach support to help them increase their earnings. In addition, on 1 April 2024, the Government will increase the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 years and over by 9.8% to £11.44 representing an increase of over £1,800 to the gross annual earnings of a full-time worker on the NLW.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the UK's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 1, what progress his Department has made on reducing the number of people living in poverty by more than half by 2030.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4616", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rosie Duffield"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1681787", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1681787/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The latest available National statistics on Households Below Average Income covering 2021/22 are <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2#latest-release\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These statistics show that there were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute low income after housing costs in 2021/22 compared to 2009/10, a 4 percentage-point decrease.<strong> <\/strong>This includes 400,000 children, 1 million working age individuals and 200,000 pensioners.\u202f<strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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