Health Services: Poverty
Commons · Question 59671 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of new research by Trussell which found that the impact of (a) hunger and (b) hardship drives an additional £6.3 billion i
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Jul 2025
The Government welcomes the Trussell report on the cost of hunger and hardship and recognises that poverty is a wider determinant of health. Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to supporting people to stay healthier for longer, reducing ...