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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-12-10more like thismore than 2020-12-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Poplar and Limehouse more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not extending the £20 uplift in universal credit beyond April 2021 on the 17,000 households in Poplar and Limehouse in receipt of that benefit. more like this
tabling member constituency Poplar and Limehouse remove filter
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Apsana Begum more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-12-15more like thismore than 2020-12-15
answer text <p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until April 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context in the new year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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label Biography information for Apsana Begum more like this