United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9592
Poverty
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15 January 2024
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23 January 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the UK's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 1, what progress his Department has made on reducing the number of people living in poverty by more than half by 2030.
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15 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the UK's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 1, what progress his Department has made on reducing the number of people living in poverty by more than half by 2030.
Source: Commons
23 January 2024
Answer
This Government has overseen significant falls in absolute poverty since 2009/10. There were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute low income after housing costs in 2021/22 compared to 2009/10, a decrease of 4 percentage points. This decrease includes 400,...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-15/9592
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1682164
- uk · wq-1682164 · source updated 23 January 2024