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Poverty: Migrants

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Department for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 15 October 2025UIN 77568

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in households impacted by No Recourse to Public Funds living in poverty.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

No such estimate has been made. In developing a Child Poverty Strategy, the Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom.

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