PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Poverty: Children (11 June 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for (a) families of BAME children and (b) single mothers of BAME children living in poverty.

Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)

This Government provides a strong welfare safety net, and continues to spend over £95 billion a year on working age welfare benefits for those who need them.

We do not assess adequacy of benefits on the grounds of race.

Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
3 July 2020