Does the Secretary of State agree that one way of getting more people out of poverty would be to ensure that means-tested benefits were given out, including to those in work? The DWP admits that £10 billion of unclaimed benefits are waiting to be used. That would be one way of reducing the numbers of those in poverty.
Child Poverty Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John Barrett
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 July 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Child Poverty Bill.
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