Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9462
Universal Credit
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department's review of Universal Credit will include the income threshold used to determine eligibility for (a) free school meals and (b) the NHS Healthy Start scheme.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsEligibility criteria, including earnings thresholds for passported benefits including Free School Meals and Healthy Start payments are owned by Department of Education and the Department of Health and Social care respectively.