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<p>The latest information on the number and proportion of children who are in low
income families in York and York Central constituency, covering the six years, 2014/15
to 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020"
target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020
- GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number of people
in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication.
Data for York and York Central constituency is unavailable due to insufficient sample
size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the number of people who are in low income
in Yorkshire and the Humber and England, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a>
in population-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables data table 3.20ts (absolute low
income, before and after housing costs) and 3.18ts (relative low income, before and
after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting
those on low incomes, and continues to do so through many measures, including by spending
over £110 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2021/22 and by increasing
the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 from April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As our recovery
gathers pace and with record vacancies, our focus now is on continuing to support
parents into and to progress in work. This is because we know that work, particularly
where it is full-time, substantially reduces the risks of child poverty and improves
long-term outcomes for families and children. Our multi-billion-pound Plan for Jobs,
which has recently been expanded by £500 million, will help people across the UK to
find work and to boost their wages and prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit recipients
in work can now benefit from a reduction in the Universal Credit taper rate from 63%
to 55%, and an increase in the work allowance by £500 per year meaning that working
households will be able to keep substantially more of what they earn. These measures
effectively represent a tax cut, worth around £2.2bn a year in 2022-23, for the lowest
paid in society and will benefit almost two million of the lowest paid workers by
£1000 a year on average.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may require extra
support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across the country are
now able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The
Household Support Fund provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England
with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula applies
in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m
for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive),
for a total of £500 million. City of York Council are receiving £1,037,906.47of this
funding.</p><p> </p><p>To support low-income families further we have also increased
the value of Healthy Start Food Vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25, helping eligible low
income households buy basic foods like milk, fruit and vitamins, and we are investing
over £200m a year to continue our Holiday Activities and Food programme, which is
already providing enriching activities and healthy meals to children in all Local
Authorities in England.</p>
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