Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95498
Universal Credit
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation entitled Guarantee our Essentials: reforming Universal Credit to ensure we can all afford the essentials in hard time, published on 4 March
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsA Universal Credit award is made up of a standard allowance rate to provide towards basic living costs, paid according to age and household unit. Additional amounts are added to provide for individual needs such as housing, disability, and childcare costs...
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