Written questions

Poverty: Children

Commons · Question 902511 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of parental employment on child poverty.

Answer

Answered by Liz Kendall, 3 Feb 2025

The Child Poverty Action Group estimates 38% of children in My Hon Friend’s constituency are now growing up in povertyIncreasing the employment rate for lone parents, and increasing the number of second earners in couples, is absolutely crucial to tacklin...