PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit: Coronavirus (12 October 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the £20 uplift to universal credit.
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Answer
The Government introduced a package of temporary welfare measures worth around £9.3 billion this year to help with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the £20 weekly increase to the Universal Credit Standard Allowance rates as a temporary measure for the 20/21 tax year.
Future decisions on spending will be made at the next appropriate fiscal event, and Parliament will be updated accordingly.
Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
20 October 2020
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