Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106308
Poverty: Washington and Gateshead South
Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of measures to reduce child poverty on children in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonEstimates of the total impact on low income poverty levels, and the number of children gaining, from the main changes included in the strategy for the United Kingdom as a whole are available here: Child Poverty Strategy: Impact on low income poverty level...
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