Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to row 15 of table 2.1 of Budget 2018, what methodology his Department used to calculate the cost savings arising from the revised implementation schedule for universal credit; and if he will make a statement.

The methodology underlying the costing of the revised Universal Credit implementation schedule is set out on page 11 of the Budget 2018 Policy Costings document.