questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of poverty among people in receipt of social security; and if she will introduce a statutory poverty reduction target.
answerText: Statistics on the number of people living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication at  Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK. Tables ...
heading: Social Security Benefits: Poverty