United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 41570
Universal Credit
Introduced
29 April 2020
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7 May 2020 · Answer
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7 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the £16,000 savings threshold for eligibility for universal credit.
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29 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the £16,000 savings threshold for eligibility for universal credit.
Source: Commons
7 May 2020
Answer
A key principle of UC is that it supports people who do not have assets available to meet their basic needs. While it is important to protect the incentive to save for claimants on low earnings, people with substantial capital can take responsibility for ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-29/41570
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1191780
- uk · wq-1191780 · source updated 7 May 2020