Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73239
Poverty: Children
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Adam Jogee
Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the number of children living in poverty in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer
Alison McGovernTackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. It is unacceptable that in 2023/24 there were 5,866 children in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and...
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