Written questions

Poverty: North East

Commons · Question 100994 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of low income households in the North East impacted by changes to income- related thresholds outlined in the Child Poverty Strategy.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 8 Jan 2026

Estimates are available for the number of children and households that are expected to gain from the removal of two-child limit at constituency level here Poverty impacts of social security changes at Budget 2025 - GOV.UK. The Department does not hold dat...