Question follow-through · 23833
Poverty: Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the employment support provided by his Department on levels of poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the employment support provided by his Department on levels of poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to tackling poverty and recognises that good work is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of poverty. Supporting people to move into work, remain in work and increase their earnings is therefore central to our appr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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