Poverty - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:23 pm on 29 June 2016.

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Photo of Lord Freud Lord Freud The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 3:23, 29 June 2016

We are trying to move away from the income transfer approaches that we have seen for some time, to try to handle the fundamental causes of poverty. I agree with the noble Lord that that is where the effort has got to go. It is difficult, but that is the only real way to tackle this problem.