Question follow-through · 16294

Hygiene: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of hygiene poverty.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
26 Nov 2024
Target answer date
28 Nov 2024
Answer
4 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of hygiene poverty.

  2. 28 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Tackling poverty in all forms, from reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels to ensuring people can afford essentials like hygiene products, is a priority for this government. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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