Written question asked by Darren Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2022 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 7 March 2022. A substantive answer was provided by David Rutley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Universal Credit: Uprating
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the costs of uprating universal credit in line with the rate of inflation.
- Answer
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UC standard allowances will be up-rated in April-22 in line with the September-21 CPI figure of 3.1%. A full list of how each UC element will be uprated can be found at: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9439/CBP-9439.pdf.
In 2022/23 spend on UC will be around £1.1bn higher because of the uprating of the UC standard allowances and various UC elements.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 133253
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Costs Inflation Uprating Universal credit
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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