Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21450

Universal Credit: Reviews

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking consult stakeholders during her Department's review of universal credit; and what plans she has for the format of such consultation.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We are committed to reviewing Universal Credit to make sure it is doing the job we want it to, to make work pay and tackle poverty.  We have already begun this work with the announcement of the Fair Repayment Rate in the Budget, giving 1.2m of the poorest...

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