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Written Question
Poverty: Children
Wednesday 21st March 2018

Asked by: Baroness Primarolo (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were living in absolute poverty in each year between 2010 and 2017; and how those figures were calculated.

Answered by Baroness Buscombe

National statistics on the number of children in absolute low income for the period 2009/10 to 2015/16 are available in the annual "Households Below Average Income".

Year

Number of children living in absolute low income before housing costs

2009/10

2.5m

2010/11

2.3m

2011/12

2.6m

2012/13

2.5m

2013/14

2.4m

2014/15

2.3m

2015/16

2.3m

m = a million

Figures for 2016/17 are due to be published on 22 March 2018.

Absolute low income is calculated by taking the 60 per cent of median income threshold from 2010/11 and increasing this each year in line with inflation (using variants of the Consumer Price Index). This measure is designed to assess how the number of children in low income families compares with 2010/11 after taking account of inflation.

Written Question
Poverty: Children
Wednesday 21st March 2018

Asked by: Baroness Primarolo (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were living in poverty in workless households in each year between 2010 and 2017 (1) before housing costs, and (2) after housing costs.

Answered by Baroness Buscombe

National statistics on the number of children living in relative low income, in workless households, before and after housing costs, for the period 2009/10 to 2015/16 have been calculated from figures published in the annual "Households Below Average Income" publication.

Year

Number of children living in relative low income, in workless households

Before Housing Costs

After Housing Costs

2009/10

1.2m

1.8m

2010/11

1.0m

1.5m

2011/12

0.8m

1.3m

2012/13

0.9m

1.4m

2013/14

0.8m

1.4m

2014/15

0.9m

1.3m

2015/16

0.9m

1.3m


m = a million

Figures for 2016/17 are due to be published on 22 March 2018.

Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018

"My Lords, I shall briefly follow the points that my honourable friend made and developed to ask the honourable Lady—I beg their pardon; I am not in the other place and should say my noble friend and the Minister—some specific questions about the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order with regard …..."
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Mental Health and Unemployment

"Order. One can never be congratulated too much, and it is right that the hon. Gentleman’s contribution should be acknowledged...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"Order. There is a time limit on all Back-Bench speeches of five minutes. The wind-ups in this debate will start at 4.10 pm.
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"Before I call Rachel Reeves to move the motion, I can inform the House that the Speaker has selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"Have you got something to say, Mr de Bois? [Interruption.] No, you have not...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"In that case, you should stand up and indicate at the normal time, rather than shouting from a sedentary position...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"Order. The rest of the House might not want to listen to the Minister, but I do. If he is going to give way to a Member, he will indicate that to them. Members on both sides of the House should just chill out a little bit. Let us hear …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"Order. I have just been prompted about something that I did not hear because of the row. Apparently the Minister said something about misleading the House. Did he accuse the hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) of misleading the House? Will he confirm that he did not say that?..."
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