United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 180366
Universal Credit
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14 April 2023
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25 April 2023 · Answer
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25 April 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the level at which Universal Credit is set with reference to the prices of essential items.
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14 April 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the level at which Universal Credit is set with reference to the prices of essential items.
Source: Commons
25 April 2023
Answer
There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of benefit should be as every person has different requirements. Income-related benefit rates are not made up of separate amounts for specific items of expenditure such as food or fuel charges, ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-14/180366
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1610233
- uk · wq-1610233 · source updated 25 April 2023