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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

Moved by

Baroness Sherlock

12: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

“Assessment of impact on child poverty

The Secretary of State shall, in making the orders referred to in sections 1(1) and 2(1), publish and lay before Parliament a report assessing the impact of the order on the number of children living in—

(a) relative low income;

(b) combined low income and material deprivation;

(c) absolute low income;

(d) persistent poverty;

as defined in the Child Poverty Act 2010.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
743 c1412 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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