Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49160
Universal Credit: Repayments
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat — North 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 TimmsThe 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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