United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 25105
Universal Credit
Introduced
30 June 2021
Last action
9 July 2021 · Answer
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9 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department conducted an impact assessment of the decision not to apply the £20 uplift to claimants on legacy benefits.
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30 June 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department conducted an impact assessment of the decision not to apply the £20 uplift to claimants on legacy benefits.
Source: Commons
9 July 2021
Answer
No such assessment has been undertaken. The government has focused support on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit claimants because they are more likely to be affected by the sudden economic shock of COVID-19 than other legacy benefit claimants. Claim...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-30/25105
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1342320
- uk · wq-1342320 · source updated 9 July 2021