Poverty: Washington and Gateshead South
Commons · Question 106308 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Sharon Hodgson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of measures to reduce child poverty on children in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 21 Jan 2026
Estimates of the total impact on low income poverty levels, and the number of children gaining, from the main changes included in the strategy for the United Kingdom as a whole are available here: Child Poverty Strategy: Impact on low income poverty level...