Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 12240

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 7 November 2024

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of benefits sanctions on children in the households of those sanctioned.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is a key priority for this Government. The Child Poverty Taskforce has already started urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in Spring 2025 and will continue to explore all available levers to d...

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