Research by the thinktank the Institute of Fiscal Studies found that while there has been a fall in the number of workless families, the number living in poverty in households in work has risen.
Cuts to tax credits and benefits would mean that low-income families would still be worse off, despite the Government’s planned rise in the minimum wage rise, its report said.
The annual report, Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2015, is the 14th report in a series looking at the reasons for key trends in living standards, inequality and poverty.
The IFS examined child poverty figures released last month from the Households Below Average Income report - the Government’s official child poverty statistics.
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