Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60940

Carers: Lone Parents

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of single parent lead carers with work requirements meet their Administrative Earnings Threshold.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The number of single parent lead carers on Universal Credit (UC) with work requirements who earn at or above the individual Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) was 289,000 in March 2025. This is equal to 47% of the UC lead carer caseload who have work...

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