Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 40051

Tabled: 2 November 2026
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal Democrat — Thornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds an estimate of the weekly cost of essentials for a single adult aged 25 or over; and what target level for the Universal Credit standard allowance above inflation increases