United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 171640
Means-tested Benefits: Coronavirus
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18 March 2021
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23 March 2021 · Answer
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23 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the number of recipients of (a) means tested benefits, (b) Pension Credit and (c) other means tested payments administered by her Department whose savings or capital may
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18 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the number of recipients of (a) means tested benefits, (b) Pension Credit and (c) other means tested payments administered by her Department whose savings or capital may
Source: Commons
23 March 2021
Answer
No such assessment has been made. There have been no steps to change the savings threshold limits, which allow people to continue to receive means tested benefits even though they may have an increased amount of capital, by gradually reducing the level of...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-18/171640
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1304001
- uk · wq-1304001 · source updated 23 March 2021