Rushanara Ali

Rushanara Ali

Labour — Bethnal Green and Stepney

Speaking in the House of Commons on 28 October 2024

Debate

Furniture Poverty

Contribution

We regularly discuss a wide range of topics with ministerial colleagues, including the important matter of tackling poverty, and we also have the ministerial child poverty taskforce. The lack of furniture and other goods is an issue for many people in our country and it contributes to poor outcomes. We are absolutely committed to tackling poverty and inequality, and the household support fund for local authorities, administered by the Department for Work and Pensions, provides considerable support towards that.

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