Debates between Joanna Cherry and Martyn Day during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between Joanna Cherry and Martyn Day
Monday 1st July 2019

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Joanna Cherry Portrait Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)
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8. What recent assessment she has made of the level of pensioner poverty in the UK.

Martyn Day Portrait Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP)
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19. What recent assessment she has made of the level of pensioner poverty in the UK.

Guy Opperman Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Guy Opperman)
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The overall trend in the percentage of pensioners living in poverty has fallen dramatically over recent decades. Relative pensioner poverty rates before housing costs have halved since 1990 and rates of material deprivation for pensioners are also at record lows. We want to maintain this achievement.

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