United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 117151
Poverty
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2 March 2026
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10 March 2026 · Answer
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10 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with less than £50 per month in disposable income after essential expenditure.
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2 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with less than £50 per month in disposable income after essential expenditure.
Source: Commons
10 March 2026
Answer
We do not hold information on the disposable income of households after essential expenditure including energy costs. Working-age benefits covered by the Secretary of State’s statutory review will be increased by 3.8% from April, in line with the increase...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-02/117151
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1886382
- uk · wq-1886382 · source updated 10 March 2026