Written questions

Universal Credit: Uprating

Lords · Question HL3591 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Boycott

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the impact on the living standards of different groups of people in receipt of Universal Credit resulting from the difference between the benefit uprating of 1.7 per cent from April 2025 and a hig

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 6 Jan 2025

The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions. The latest figure that the Secretary of State can use is the Consumer Price Index in the year to September to allow sufficient time for the required legislative and operational c...