Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support workers on low incomes in Wales.

Universal Credit is available for working households on low incomes. In 2026/27, most working-age benefits increased by 3.8 per cent in line with inflation, while the Universal Credit Act provided additional above-inflation rises to the basic rate. Together, this means that, from April 2026, a single person aged 25 or over is receiving around £295 more this year. The Government also introduced the Fair Repayment Rate, enabling around 1.2 million Universal Credit households to keep more of their award.

Universal Credit customers who are employed with earnings below the equivalent of working 18 hours per week at the National Living Wage receive regular support from a work coach to help increase their earnings.