Poverty
(asked on 4th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the potential change has been in the number of (a) people, (b) children and (c) pensioners living in absolute poverty since 2010.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 12th July 2022
In 2020/21, there were 1.2m fewer people, 200,000 fewer children and 400,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty (before housing costs) in the UK than in 2009/10.
Latest statistics for the number of people, children and pensioners who are in absolute poverty in the UK can be found at: Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)