Poverty
Commons · Question 33444 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of housing poverty.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 5 Mar 2025
Poverty statistics are published on both a before housing costs and after housing costs basis. An assessment can therefore be made on the impact of housing costs on poverty over time. Statistics on the number of individuals living in absolute and relative...