Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 13 May 2024.
Jeff Smith
Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people in destitution.
Jo Churchill
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families. We expect to spend around £306bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2024/25 including around £138bn on people of working age and children.
From April, working age benefits increased by 6.7% and, Local Housing Allowance rates were raised to the 30th percentile of local market rents, benefiting 1.6 million low-income households.
Yes3 people think so
No6 people think not
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