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19 November 1990 vol 181 c38W</cite> <a class="permalink column-permalink" id="column_38w" title="Col. 38W — HC Deb 19 November 1990 vol 181 c38W" name="column_38w" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1990/nov/19/poverty-and-deprivation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#column_38w" rel="bookmark">38W</a> <div class="hentry member_contribution" id="S6CV0181P0-04736"><a name="S6CV0181P0_19901119_CWA_215"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-eddie-mcgrady" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1990/nov/19/poverty-and-deprivation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0181P0_19901119_CWA_215" title="Link to this speech by Mr Eddie McGrady" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite class="member author entry-title"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-eddie-mcgrady?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mr Eddie McGrady">Mr. McGrady</a></cite> <p class="first-para" id="S6CV0181P0-04736">To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures the Government will introduce to reduce the level of poverty and deprivation in Northern Ireland, following the report of the Child Poverty Action Group.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="hentry member_contribution" id="S6CV0181P0-04737"><a name="S6CV0181P0_19901119_CWA_216"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1990/nov/19/poverty-and-deprivation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0181P0_19901119_CWA_216" title="Link to this speech by Mr Richard Needham" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite 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Following the reform of social security in April 1988, which gave increased levels of support to families with children, there have been other improvements, including increased help from October 1989 for disabled and older pensioners on income support or housing benefit and higher limits on savings from April 1990. There will be a general benefits uprating next April, including a real increase in the basic pensioner premium for people aged 60 to 74 on income support or housing benefit and substantial extra income support for many people being cared for in independent homes. The Government have also announced plans to improve the framework of benefits for disabled people. 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