Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 56266

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to introduce a minimum income guarantee for people in receipt of social security.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Government recognises the importance of the social security safety net and the role Universal Credit has to play in tackling poverty and making work pay. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we announced that we will improve the adequacy of the standa...

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