Written questions

Social Security Benefits

Commons · Question 56266 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to introduce a minimum income guarantee for people in receipt of social security.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Jun 2025

The Government recognises the importance of the social security safety net and the role Universal Credit has to play in tackling poverty and making work pay. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we announced that we will improve the adequacy of the standa...