Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Not Addressed
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DWP’s analysis of the drivers of child income poverty from 2014 concluded that a key...
Recommendation
DWP’s analysis of the drivers of child income poverty from 2014 concluded that a key factor was the quantity and quality of paid work in families. Since this analysis, the labour market has continued to evolve and more children in income poverty are now in working families. We have seen the disruption caused by the pandemic and there has been a further decoupling of social security from the cost of living. We think the time is now right for the Department to revisit its analysis.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government stated that tackling child poverty is a cross-government priority and mentioned the ONS is leading the development of an interactive tool for income and earnings statistics, but did not commit DWP to revisit its own analysis as requested.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 6 December 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗