Proceeding contribution from Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 31 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

I do not know whether the Minister is going to say anything further about poverty figures, but how does he deal with the report from the Family and Parenting Institute, prepared by the IFS, showing that relative child poverty will increase between 2010-11 and 2015-16 by around 400,000, and that absolute child poverty, as defined in the Child Poverty Act, will increase between those years by around 500,000? Does he dispute those figures?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 734 c1463
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability Disability living allowance Childcare Disadvantaged Benefits rules Carers Costs Cancer Housing benefit Employment Families EU law Poverty Migrant workers Social security benefits Young people Work capability assessment Personal independence payment Universal credit Statutory instruments
Legislation: Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Welfare Reform Bill

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