Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36539

Universal Credit: Lone Parents

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Universal Credit provisions for single parent families.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Child Poverty Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at levers across four key themes of increasing incomes, including considering social security reforms, reducing essential ...

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