Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80891

Universal Credit: Self-employed

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit claimants.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Minimum Income Floor is designed to encourage self-employed customers to progress in work and grow their earnings to a sustainable level. An individual’s Minimum Income Floor is set and reviewed by their work coach based on the number of hours they ar...

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