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Child Poverty Bill

Proceeding contribution from Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 July 2009. It occurred during Debate on bills on Child Poverty Bill.
The hon. Lady refers to the important role of housing in poverty. She will know that the definition in the Bill explicitly does not take account of housing costs. Given that housing costs might partly reflect quality, but also real inflation, which would in turn affect real living standards, is it not at least a concern that such a measure is wholly excluded?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c654 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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