Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 16784

Living Wage: Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 6 December 2024

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the National Living Wage on the (a) number of people claiming Universal Credit and (b) amount of working age benefi

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The independent Low Pay Commission has published the labour market evidence underlying its recommendations for the April 2025 National Living Wage Rates available at: Low Pay Commission summary of evidence 2024.The Department for Business and Trade, will ...

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