Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6517
Universal Credit: Payments
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat — North East Fife
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's guidance on Universal Credit and earnings, updated on 13 May 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Universal Credit payments in an
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo impact assessment has been made on changes to the Universal Credit assessment periods or payment structures. However, the Government is committed to reviewing Universal Credit so that it makes work pay and tackles poverty.