Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64183

Poverty: Children

Tabled: 1 July 2025

Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

David Baines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle child poverty in St Helens North constituency.

Answer

Alison McGovern

In St Helens North, there were 6,670 children in UC households in November 2024. There are 7,634 pupils (28.3%) known to be eligible for free school meals in St Helens. In 2023/24, there were 7,096 (33.8%) children in in relative low income after housing ...

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