Universal Credit

(asked on 19th April 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit who are in employment or self-employment are earning (1) under £12,570 a year, (2) between £12,571 and £25,000 a year, (3) between £25,001 and £35,000 a year, (4) between £35,001 and £50,000 a year, and (5) over £50,000 a year.


Answered by
Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 9th May 2023

Universal Credit is designed to reduce as household earnings increase, so the number of high income households receiving UC would likely be very small. The level at which entitlement ends will differ depending on individual circumstances and other unearned income.

As earnings information is only available at household level this has been provided below

In January 2023 there were:

  • 2,610,500 households with no take home pay
  • 974,000 households with monthly take home pay between £0 - £1048
  • 662,500 households with monthly take home pay between £1048 - £2084
  • 121,600 households with monthly take home pay between £2084 - £2917
  • 29,400 households with monthly take home pay between £2917 - £4167
  • 1,300 households with monthly take home pay greater than £4167.

Notes:

  1. The figures provided are monthly equivalents of the annual incomes specified in the question.
  2. These figures have been rounded to the nearest 100
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