Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60941
Universal Credit
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many couples meet the administrative earnings threshold for Universal Credit with (a) one parent and (b) both parents in paid employment.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIn March 2025, there were 418,000 couples in receipt of Universal Credit payment who met or exceeded the administrative earnings threshold. Of these, 263,000 did so with one parent earning, and the remaining 155,000 did so with two parents earning.