Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86273
Universal Credit
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving double-paydays to subsequent assessment perio
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department recognised the impact that having double earnings in an assessment period can have on individual households and their ability to manage their finances and that is why we made the regulations changes. The amendment allows the Department to r...
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