Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100994

Poverty: North East

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of low income households in the North East impacted by changes to income- related thresholds outlined in the Child Poverty Strategy.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Estimates are available for the number of children and households that are expected to gain from the removal of two-child limit at constituency level here Poverty impacts of social security changes at Budget 2025 - GOV.UK. The Department does not hold dat...

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