Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate Universal Credit work allowances for the 2023-24 financial year in line with consumer price index inflation from September 2022.
Subject to Parliamentary approval, Universal Credit Work Allowances will increase by September’s CPI figure of 10.1%. The current rates of £344 and £573 will increase to £379 and £631 respectively from 10 April 2023.