United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 7943
Universal Credit
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26 May 2021
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7 June 2021 · Answer
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7 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the equity of her policy on two persons who qualify for the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity element of Universal Credit make a joint claim, one of them loses
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26 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the equity of her policy on two persons who qualify for the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity element of Universal Credit make a joint claim, one of them loses
Source: Commons
7 June 2021
Answer
It is right that where there has been a change in circumstances, such as a couple forming, benefit entitlement is reassessed to reflect the altered financial status of the household. In Universal Credit, while both members of a couple may be assessed as ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-26/7943
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1328331
- uk · wq-1328331 · source updated 7 June 2021