Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 195100

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 19 July 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Judith Cummins

LabourBradford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reinstating the Universal Credit uplift of £25 per week and (b) extending the uplift to cover Employment Support Allowance.

Answer

The Government has always been clear that the £20 increase was a temporary measure to support those households most economically affected by the economic shock of Covid-19. Since then, the Government has announced support to households to help with higher...

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