Oral Question·Treasury
“What recent estimate he has made of the number of people living in destitution in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.”
Tabled: 26 January 2022Answered: 1 February 2022
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast in March that incapacity and disability benefits spending would be £90.7 billion in 2029-30. That figure will be updated at the Budget. Better employment support and removing perverse work incentives in universal credit are the key to getting more people into work.