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New Trussell Trust research is both alarming and shaming. Labour cannot defer action while waiting for an economic upturnOne of the greatest achievements of the Labour governments in office from 1997 to 2010 was to significantly reduce levels of poverty in Britain. Over the course of 13 years, a combination of measures took 2.5 million children and 7 million adults out of absolute poverty. These were stellar, transformative figures. But that was then.Were existing benefit policies to be maintained during the current parliament, according to a projection published by the Resolution Foundation thinktank last week, the number of those in absolute poverty could stay constant at 18% of the total population. Relative poverty could soar. The dismal triple lock of the two-child benefit cap, the overall benefit cap and freezes to housing benefit is trapping the poorest people in our society in a cycle of despair. Continue reading…
New Trussell Trust research is both alarming and shaming. Labour cannot defer action while waiting for an economic upturn
One of the greatest achievements of the Labour governments in office from 1997 to 2010 was to significantly reduce levels of poverty in Britain. Over the course of 13 years, a combination of measures took 2.5 million children and 7 million adults out of absolute poverty. These were stellar, transformative figures. But that was then.
Were existing benefit policies to be maintained during the current parliament, according to a projection published by the Resolution Foundation thinktank last week, the number of those in absolute poverty could stay constant at 18% of the total population. Relative poverty could soar. The dismal triple lock of the two-child benefit cap, the overall benefit cap and freezes to housing benefit is trapping the poorest people in our society in a cycle of despair.
