Proceeding contribution from Terry Rooney (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 June 2008. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Deprivation/Child Poverty.

Deprivation/Child Poverty

Very briefly, the rates that we have today were set in 1988 under the Social Security Act 1986 and uprated by inflation. The opportunity was there in 1988 to do things differently. At that time, it was not thought that it was right to do things differently and it was not thought that it was right to do things differently at any time up until 1997, so why the change now?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 477 c340WH
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Subjects: Children Disadvantaged Families Low incomes Poverty Personal budgets
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Deprivation/Child Poverty

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