article_snippet: The Tories have argued that the introduction of Universal Credit, which combines six benefits into one, will ensure that work always pays and is guaranteed to lift people out of poverty if people get a job.
article_snippet: Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the research showed work is the best route out of poverty .
article_snippet: Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: 'Our welfare reforms are designed to support people to move off benefits and into a job - to move from dependence to independence. '
article_snippet: Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith've always known that work is the best route out of poverty - and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith now see that this is more pronounced in the UK compared to rest of Europe. '
article_snippet: Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith have more people in work than ever before, and poverty in this country is at the lowest level since the mid 1980's. '
article_snippet: Universal Credit will build on this record - ensuring sure work always pays, and making three million households better off.'
highlights_snippet: Iain Duncan Smith says work is always 'the best route out of poverty' 