Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 25757

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Chris Webb

LabourBlackpool South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the household benefit cap on single-parent families.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
No assessment has been made. Single-parent households can still receive benefits up to the value of gross earnings of around £25,700 or £30,300 in London. Where households require more support, they can approach their Local Authority, for help and guidanc...

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