Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71369
Employment: Poverty
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling in-work poverty.
Answer
Alison McGovernWe know that working full-time substantially reduces the risk of being in poverty. Working age adults living in households where no adults are in work were around 6 times more likely to be in relative poverty after housing costs than working age adults in...
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