Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34601
Universal Credit
Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Question
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central 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 McGovernThe 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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