Question follow-through · 26271

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are living in (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty in South Cotswolds constituency.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
29 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are living in (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty in South Cotswolds constituency.

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The latest statistics show that in 2022/23, there were 1,557 children living in absolute poverty and 2,215 children living in relative poverty in South Cotswolds constituency. Figures are provided for all children (including 16- to 19-year-olds) and on a ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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