Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101051

Universal Credit

Tabled: 17 December 2025

Answered: 26 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit have a combined income between £831 and £861 a month after tax and national insurance contributions, broken down by those who are (a) employed and (b) self-employ

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Of the 6.9 million households on Universal Credit in the most recent month for which official statistics are available (August 2025), around 40,000 households had an income of between £831 and £861 from employment and/or self-employment. Around 7,000 of t...

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