Cost of Living: Lone Parents
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 30-hour work requirements introduced in October 2023 on the standard of living of single parents.
Answered by Alison McGovern
No assessment has been made of the potential impact of the 30-hour work requirements, introduced in October 2023, on the standard of living of single parents.
However, we promised concrete actions in our manifesto to support children and families which is why we announced our ministerial taskforce on the 17th July, jointly chaired by the Work and Pensions and Education Secretaries, to begin work on an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy. The Taskforce will publish the Child Poverty Strategy in Spring 2025 and will explore all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty.
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