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1610233

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the level at which Universal Credit is set with reference to the prices of essential items.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
	uin	180366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of benefit should be as every person has different requirements. Income-related benefit rates are not made up of separate amounts for specific items of expenditure such as food or fuel charges, and beneficiaries are free to spend their benefit as they see fit, in the light of their individual commitments, needs and preferences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is increasing support for low income and vulnerable households with welfare expenditure forecast to rise from £275.6 billion in 2022/23 to £289.4 billion in 2023/24. The Spring Statement made clear, the focus is supporting workforce participation, helping people move into work and higher earnings.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 180367 question first answered 25/04/2023 14:08:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1610234

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of Universal Credit to enable claimants to meet the cost of essential items.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
	uin	180367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>There is no objective way of deciding what an adequate level of benefit should be as every person has different requirements. Income-related benefit rates are not made up of separate amounts for specific items of expenditure such as food or fuel charges, and beneficiaries are free to spend their benefit as they see fit, in the light of their individual commitments, needs and preferences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is increasing support for low income and vulnerable households with welfare expenditure forecast to rise from £275.6 billion in 2022/23 to £289.4 billion in 2023/24. The Spring Statement made clear, the focus is supporting workforce participation, helping people move into work and higher earnings.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 180366 question first answered 25/04/2023 14:08:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan