Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 54985

Universal Credit: Fylde

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 4 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 51543 on Cost of Living: Fylde, how the new Fair Repayment Rate for Universal Credit debt deductions is being implemented; and how this will ensure that

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Fair Repayment Rate was implemented from 30 April 2025. This measure reduced the overall deductions cap taken from the Universal Credit standard personal allowance from 25% to 15% enabling approximately 1.2 million UC households retain, on average, an...

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