Question follow-through · 9725
Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is she taking to reduce the number of people in (a) relative poverty, (b) absolute poverty and (c) destitution.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is she taking to reduce the number of people in (a) relative poverty, (b) absolute poverty and (c) destitution.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Oct 2024
Answer published
This government is committed to tackling poverty. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty so alongside social security this will be the foundation of our approach. The Get Britain Working White Paper, to ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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