Written Question·Treasury·UIN 70861

Income Support

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing a minimum income guarantee.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
The Government is committed to ensuring the welfare system supports those who need it most in a way that is fiscally sustainable. The current welfare system accounts for people’s circumstances and the additional needs and costs faced by some individuals i...

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