Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 10083

Poverty: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on support for families in relative poverty.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish the child poverty strategy in the Spring. Officials have already held discussions with the Departmen...
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