United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 159052
Social Security Benefits
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6 March 2023
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14 March 2023 · Answer
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14 March 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason it is his policy that people who work but earn less than £658 are subject to the benefit cap.
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6 March 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason it is his policy that people who work but earn less than £658 are subject to the benefit cap.
Source: Commons
14 March 2023
Answer
Under Universal Credit the cap is disapplied if a household has earnings that are equal to or above a prescribed earnings threshold, which is currently £658 /16 hours per week at National living wage. Getting our claimants back into work remains our prima...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-06/159052
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1601447
- uk · wq-1601447 · source updated 14 March 2023