PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit: Coronavirus (16 December 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to allocate funding to maintain the £20 uplift to universal credit payments beyond April 2021.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

Answer

The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.


Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
11 January 2021

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