Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 195100
Social Security Benefits
Tabled: 19 July 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023
Question
Judith Cummins
Labour — Bradford 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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