| Heading: |
Poverty: Low Incomes |
| Question ID: |
1794464 |
| UIN: |
45814 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4671 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Afzal Khan
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| Asking Member handle: |
AfzalKhanMCR
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AfzalKhanMCR
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce poverty for people on the lowest incomes. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4083 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Alison McGovern
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| Answering Member handle: |
Alison_McGovern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Alison_McGovern
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| Answer text: |
We are committed to tackling poverty and supporting people into good work will be the foundation of our approach. Our plan to Make Work Pay will tackle poor working conditions, poor job security and low pay. To take crucial steps towards the creation of a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |