Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20268

Children: Poplar and Limehouse

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending access to benefits for families with children who have no recourse to public funds on levels of child poverty in Poplar and Limehouse co

Answer

Alison McGovern
In developing a Child Poverty Strategy, the Child Poverty Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom. We recognise the distinct challenges of poverty faced by migrant children. The causes of child poverty are deep-rooted, with solutio...

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