United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 52274
Universal Credit: Young People
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1 June 2020
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5 June 2020 · Answer
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5 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the universal credit standard allowance for people aged under 25 who are living independently.
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1 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the universal credit standard allowance for people aged under 25 who are living independently.
Source: Commons
5 June 2020
Answer
We have increased the Universal Credit standard allowance by around £20 per week for the next 12 months – equivalent to up to £1,040 a year. This is in addition to the 1.7% inflation increase (announced Nov 2019) as part of the Government’s decision to en...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-01/52274
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1198237
- uk · wq-1198237 · source updated 5 June 2020