Written questions

Families: Food Poverty

Commons · Question 87741 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support families with food poverty in winter 2025-26.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 17 Nov 2025

The UK Government is committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. Universal Credit is claimed by more than 8.2 million people across the UK and we are committed to reviewing it to make sure it is doing the job we wan...