Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49160

Universal Credit: Repayments

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of clawback on Universal Credit on people employed with (a) irregular and (b) low incomes.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty across the UK. As announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget, a new Fair Repayment Rate has now been introduced from 30 April 2025, reduc...

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