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Carers: Lone Parents

Commons · Question 60940 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of single parent lead carers with work requirements meet their Administrative Earnings Threshold.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 26 Jun 2025

The number of single parent lead carers on Universal Credit (UC) with work requirements who earn at or above the individual Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) was 289,000 in March 2025. This is equal to 47% of the UC lead carer caseload who have work...