United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 37583
Universal Credit
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20 April 2020
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28 April 2020 · Answer
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28 April 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formula her Department uses to calculate universal credit payments for couples; and whether she has plans to review that formula.
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20 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formula her Department uses to calculate universal credit payments for couples; and whether she has plans to review that formula.
Source: Commons
28 April 2020
Answer
The rate of standard allowance in universal credit for single claimants and couples is set each year by the government after a review of the level of benefit that a claimant may receive. The rates for universal credit were originally based on the correspo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-20/37583
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1188560
- uk · wq-1188560 · source updated 28 April 2020