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UIN 45929

Universal Credit

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9 September 2021

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20 September 2021 · Answer

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20 September 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of ending the £20 uplift to Universal Credit on (a) levels of poverty (b) levels of homelessness and (c) foodbank usage.

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  1. 9 September 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of ending the £20 uplift to Universal Credit on (a) levels of poverty (b) levels of homelessness and (c) foodbank usage.

    Source: Commons

  2. 20 September 2021

    Answer

    It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the impact of removing the £20 uplift on poverty or related issues. This is particularly the case at the moment given the uncertainty around the speed of the economic recovery, and how this will be distri...

    Source: Written answer

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