United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53477
Employment and Support Allowance
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2 June 2020
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8 June 2020 · Answer
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8 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of employment support allowance in line with universal credit.
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2 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of employment support allowance in line with universal credit.
Source: Commons
8 June 2020
Answer
Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income Support were increased by 1.7% in April 2020following the Government’s announcement to end the benefit freeze. . It has always been the case that claimants on legacy benefits can make a cla...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-02/53477
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1199746
- uk · wq-1199746 · source updated 8 June 2020