Some questions that have been posed to Nottingham Conservatives, so far without the courtesy of a reply.
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Dec 2018:
A report quotes Sarah Newton MP as saying " there are now one million fewer people living in absolute poverty compared with 2010.”
This seemed at odds with the evidence of increased food bank use; a scathing report on austerity from the UK; and countless tales of callousness from the DWP and their contractors.
But the data appears to agree with Newtons comment. Government research shows :
8.9 million (14%) were in absolute low income, before housing costs - down 500,000 from the year before.
12.4 million (19%) were in absolute low income, after housing costs - down 400,000 from the year before.
(https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN07096)
In addition, Full Fact have looked into poverty figures and their summary suggests that absolute poverty has drifting downwards since 2010.
https://fullfact.org/economy/poverty-uk-guide-facts-and-figures/
Other relevant data here : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691917/households-below-average-income-1994-1995-2016-2017.pdf
My questions is to ask you whether it is correct a large number of people have been lifted out of absolute poverty since 2010?
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Dec 2018:
A report quotes Sarah Newton MP as saying " there are now one million fewer people living in absolute poverty compared with 2010.”
This seemed at odds with the evidence of increased food bank use; a scathing report on austerity from the UK; and countless tales of callousness from the DWP and their contractors.
But the data appears to agree with Newtons comment. Government research shows :
8.9 million (14%) were in absolute low income, before housing costs - down 500,000 from the year before.
12.4 million (19%) were in absolute low income, after housing costs - down 400,000 from the year before.
(https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN07096)
In addition, Full Fact have looked into poverty figures and their summary suggests that absolute poverty has drifting downwards since 2010.
https://fullfact.org/economy/poverty-uk-guide-facts-and-figures/
Other relevant data here : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691917/households-below-average-income-1994-1995-2016-2017.pdf
My questions is to ask you whether it is correct a large number of people have been lifted out of absolute poverty since 2010?
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