Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
that the government’s attempts to tackle poverty “are not working” after a new report revealed more than a million children experienced destitution last year. study found that their families could not afford to adequately feed, clothe or clean them, or keep them warm because of the cost of living crisis.Overall, 3.8 million people experience the most severe form of hardship in 2022 - more than double the number of five years ago.
Atkins replied: “What we’ve tried to do as a government is ensure that our benefits system rewards work but also helps to support families.”The minister said: “Since we’ve taken over in government, 3.8 million more people are in work - that really matters for children.”Rishi Sunak did when he became prime minister was to focus on the cost of living”, with the government providing help worth £3,300 for the average household.The minister said: “I would have to ask the whether they accept those figures, but the premise of your question, namely helping children in the most deprived families is absolutely what this government wants to do.”Paul Kissack, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s chief executive, said: “The government is not helpless to act; it is choosing not to.
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