PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit: Newcastle-under-Lyme (22 July 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the decision by the previous Conservative government to remove the £20 uplift to Universal Credit on poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

Asked by:
Adam Jogee (Labour)

The £20 uplift in Universal Credit was removed in October 2021.

Statistics on the number of Children living in absolute and relative poverty per constituency before housing costs are published annually in the “Children in low income families: local area statistics” publication. They can be found in tabs “6_Absolute_ParlC” and “5_Relative_ParlC” at Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 cover the years 2014/15 to 2022/23.

These statistics show the impact of all policies, economic, societal and behavioural changes on child poverty levels in constituencies.

Answered by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
30 July 2024