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<p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question
in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with
the Member.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Government is committed to delivering
a sustainable, long-term solution to poverty through reforming the welfare system
so that it works with the tax system and the Labour market to support employment and
higher pay. Promoting full-time work through work incentives are a key feature of
this approach, reinforced by the National Living Wage and the rising Personal Tax
Allowance, which work together to promote independence from benefits.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Universal Credit, which is now reaching over 2 million households,
has already shown that it is more effective in getting people into work than the legacy
benefits it replaces. Nine months into a UC claim, 40% of claimants are working for
an employer in a paid role, compared with only 23% at the start of their claim. </ins><br
/> <br /><ins class="ministerial"> The number of people in employment has increased
by over 3.7 million since 2010. Three-quarters of the growth in employment has been
in full-time work which substantially reduces the chances of being in poverty.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Government is working with the Social Metrics Commission,
and other experts in the field, to develop new experimental statistics which will
help us to find new and better ways to analyse poverty in this country. These will
be published in 2020 and, in the long-run, could help us target support more effectively.</ins></p><p>
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