Universal Credit

Debate between Esther McVey and Thangam Debbonaire

Monday 5th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Ms McVey]

No, but as the hon. Gentleman and I live only up the road from each other, let us meet and see this person and see what we can do.

[Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)]

Child poverty and street homelessness are both going up, so I would like the Secretary of State to put on record her prediction for the future under the new universal credit system. Will child poverty and street homelessness fall or rise?

[Ms McVey]

At the moment, there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty and, under this Government, nearly 1 million fewer children are growing up in workless households. We believe that work is the best way out of poverty, and having a role model in the house who is working is the best way to get out of poverty too.