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tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
answering dept id	29
min answer › question first answered	2019-05-24T11:46:26.36Z
hansard heading	Pensioners: Universal Credit

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02/03/2022

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Pensioners: Universal Credit

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the equity of pension income being treated as equivalent to earned income for Universal Credit purposes whereas pension income inherited by the pensioner’s widow is deducted pound for pound from a Universal Credit award.

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East Ham

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Stephen Timms

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is ministerial correction

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07/03/2022

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No such assessment has been made. The general principle is that income, other than earnings, which is provided to meet everyday living costs, is fully taken into account in the calculation of Universal Credit. This includes income from pensions and widow’s pensions. In common with the means tested legacy benefits it replaces, Universal Credit takes into account money available from other sources which allow a claimant to support themselves, allowing a fair balance to be struck between those in the greatest financial need and hardworking taxpayers.

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Macclesfield

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David Rutley

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07/03/2022 17:46:49

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	label	Biography information for David Rutley

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	label	Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms