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Written Question·Treasury·UIN 43436

Universal Credit

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative — Central Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.2 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published on 26 March 2025, what changes were made to the universal credit standard allowance increase following

Answer

Darren Jones
In response to feedback from the Office for Budget Responsibility, the government made amendments to the policy parameters of the Universal Credit standard allowance change. The UC standard allowance will reach £106 per week in 2029-30, an increase above ...
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