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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Children: Poverty (4 July 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish child poverty statistics at a regional level.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

This Government is committed to tackling disadvantage and extending opportunity so that everyone has the chance to realise their full potential. Our life chances approach will focus on tackling the root causes of poverty such as worklessness, educational attainment and family stability.

The Department for Work and Pensions recently published the 2014/15 Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics on 28th June 2016 alongside supporting data tables. Table 4.6db provides a regional breakdown of children in relative low income households, before and after housing costs. The latest estimates are shown as a three-year average over 2012/13-2014/15. These are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201415.


Answered by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)
7 July 2016

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