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Universal Credit

Debate between Esther McVey and Thangam Debbonaire
Monday 5th November 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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No, but as the hon. Gentleman and I live only up the road from each other, let us meet and see this person and see what we can do.

Thangam Debbonaire Portrait Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)
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Child poverty and street homelessness are both going up, so I would like the Secretary of State to put on record her prediction for the future under the new universal credit system. Will child poverty and street homelessness fall or rise?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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At the moment, there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty and, under this Government, nearly 1 million fewer children are growing up in workless households. We believe that work is the best way out of poverty, and having a role model in the house who is working is the best way to get out of poverty too.

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