United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82111
Poverty: Disability
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25 November 2021
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3 December 2021 · Answer
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3 December 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of disabled people living in poverty in the UK.
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25 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of disabled people living in poverty in the UK.
Source: Commons
3 December 2021
Answer
Spending on benefits for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions is currently the highest it has ever been. In 2021/22 we are forecast to spend £59 billion. Latest statistics (2019/20) show that rates of absolute poverty, both before a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-25/82111
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1382272
- uk · wq-1382272 · source updated 3 December 2021