Written questions

Universal Credit: Reviews

Commons · Question 60465 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the review of Universal Credit will consider the process of how social security rates are (a) set and (b) uprated.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Jun 2025

The Secretary of State already has an annual Statutory duty to conduct a review of benefits and State pension rates, including Universal Credit, to determine whether they have retained their value in relation to the general level of prices and/or earnings...