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Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people living in relative poverty in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, b) Staffordshire and c) England.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 10 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 14 Apr 2026
Answer: 21 Apr 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people living in relative poverty in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, b) Staffordshire and c) England.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Apr 2026
Answer published
We are committed to tackling poverty and we know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty. The Get Britain Working White Paper set out plans to reform employment, health and skills support to tackle rising economi...

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