Child Poverty Unit
(asked on 22nd November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made by the Child Poverty Unit; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 25th November 2016
The Prime Minister is clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, is a priority for this Government.
We know that work is the best route out of poverty and we are making progress. The number of children living in workless households is down by 557,000 since 2010 and the employment rate in the UK continues to run at a record high of 74.5%, with wages rising faster than inflation.