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...