§ 29. Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans the Government have to alleviate poverty for financially disadvantaged individuals who are not in employment. [14660]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyWe are determined not to continue down the road of a permanent have-not class, unemployed and disaffected from society. We believe that the best way to alleviate poverty is to help people into work.
We will achieve this aim with our New Deal which will help people back to work. The New Deal will provide real opportunities for the long-term unemployed, young unemployed people, lone parents, and sick and disabled people who are able to do some work.
We are also carrying out a wide ranging review of pension provision, and have commissioned research to help establish why a million pensioners do not claim their income support entitlement.