Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34601

Universal Credit

Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's timetable is for abolishing the couple's administrative earnings threshold; and what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the abolition of the couple's administrative e

Answer

Alison McGovern
The previous administration planned to abolish the Couples AET to increase compliance and conditionality requirements on working households, without clear evidence that this would be cost-effective. The Government’s plans for supporting working households...

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