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That is not a direct anti-poverty measure, but that sector is very important and the move will help families. Many of the workers involved are second earners and many are women, and that measure will be a significant contribution.
You said that there are 23 transgender individuals in the prison system just now. How many of them were transgender when they went into the prison system, and how many changed when they were in prison?
It is fair to say that there have been two years of significant disruption, of course, for so many people in public services, which has had its impact in this area as well.
When you do the maths, someone working in a grass-roots music venue is often working for a lot less pay than they would get in other sectors because they are doing so many different jobs and wearing so many different hats at once.