United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 37726
Universal Credit
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Introduced
20 April 2020
Last action
28 April 2020 · Answer
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28 April 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to make people that are self-employed and have pension savings exempt from the rules on capital when applying for universal credit.
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Timeline
20 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to make people that are self-employed and have pension savings exempt from the rules on capital when applying for universal credit.
Source: Commons
28 April 2020
Answer
Regardless of employment status, any funds held in an occupational or personal pension scheme are disregarded as capital in Universal Credit until the claimant reaches the pension age of the scheme, or withdraws funds from the scheme early.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-20/37726
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1188187
- uk · wq-1188187 · source updated 28 April 2020