United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89558
Universal Credit
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8 December 2021
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14 December 2021 · Answer
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14 December 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the (a) reduction of the universal credit taper rate and (b) increase in the work allowance on the number of children in poverty.
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8 December 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the (a) reduction of the universal credit taper rate and (b) increase in the work allowance on the number of children in poverty.
Source: Commons
14 December 2021
Answer
It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the effect of the reduction of the Universal Credit taper rate or the increase in work allowance on the number of children in poverty. Projecting the impacts of policies on poverty involves projecting for...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-08/89558
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1386218
- uk · wq-1386218 · source updated 14 December 2021