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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-25more like thismore than 2018-01-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Universal Credit: Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on levels of child poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Northfield more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burden more like this
uin 125103 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-01more like thismore than 2018-02-01
answer text <p>The impact of Universal Credit cannot be considered in isolation. Tackling child poverty and disadvantage is a priority for this government and Universal Credit is a key component of a broader strategy to move Britain to a higher wage, lower welfare and lower tax society. This strategy includes increasing the personal tax allowance and introducing the national living wage.</p><p>In line with this strategy, Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work, and it is working. Universal Credit claimants move into work faster and spend more time looking for work.</p><p>In addition, Universal Credit provides improved support for childcare for parents, enabling them to reclaim up to 85% of their eligible childcare costs, which is expected to help 500,000 additional families at a cost of around £350m per year.</p><p>At the Budget, the Chancellor announced a number of further improvements to Universal Credit which will help ensure that claimants are supported until they receive their first monthly Universal Credit payment.</p>
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-01T14:21:05.397Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-01T14:21:05.397Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
tabling member
301
label Biography information for Richard Burden more like this