Universal Credit

(asked on 17th December 2015) - View Source
Questioner
Emily Thornberry Portrait
Emily Thornberry
(Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to reform the (a) work allowances and (b) taper rate within universal credit during the current Parliament.

Answered by
Priti Patel Portrait
Priti Patel
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
This question was answered on 5th January 2016

There are no plans to amend the work allowances and taper rates beyond those set out by the Government at the 2015 Autumn Statement.

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