Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 11452
Universal Credit: Care Leavers
Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 1 November 2024
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the over-25 rate of universal credit to care leavers.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Government supports care leavers by offering a series of safeguards and easements aimed at simplifying and improving their interaction with the benefit system. This includes single care leavers qualifying for the more generous one-bedroom Local Housin...
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