Title: Most people classed as being in poverty 'have job' - BBC News
Headings: Most people classed as being in poverty 'have job'
Most people classed as being in poverty 'have job'
'Little security'
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Content: Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of JRF, said: " We have a labour market that lacks pay and protection, with jobs offering precious little security and paltry wages that are insufficient to make ends meet. "While a recovery may be gathering momentum in the statistics and official forecasts, for those at the bottom, improving pay and prospects remain a mirage." Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves said low wages were a "major contributor" to the cost-of-living crisis and a key driver behind a rising benefits bill. "It's not right that millions of people are going out to work, working harder and harder, and can't afford to bring up their families," she said. "That's why Labour will strengthen the minimum wage, promote the living wage, and deal with the cost-of-living crisis so we can have a recovery that benefits working people." A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: " Despite claims to the contrary, work absolutely remains the best route out poverty - children in workless families are around three times more likely to be in poverty than those in working families. "Our welfare reforms are designed to further increase work incentives and improve the lives of some of the poorest families in our communities, with the [new benefit system] Universal Credit making three million households better off." View comments