Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46397

Means-tested Benefits: Children

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take-up of means-tested benefits in households with children in poverty.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department provides extensive information on Universal Credit including on GOV.UK that supports customers to identify what support may be available. Additionally, we signpost potential customers to external benefit calculators where they can identify ...

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