United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 158775
Universal Credit: Uprating
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6 March 2023
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9 March 2023 · Answer
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9 March 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the standard allowance of Universal Credit in the context of rising inflation.
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6 March 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the standard allowance of Universal Credit in the context of rising inflation.
Source: Commons
9 March 2023
Answer
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has completed his statutory annual up-rating review and State Pension and benefit rates will increase in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for the year to September 2022. This means the rate of Universa...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-06/158775
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1601369
- uk · wq-1601369 · source updated 9 March 2023