Universal Credit: Earnings Rules
Commons · Question 1545 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125945 on Universal Credit, what data his Department holds on the relationship between hours worked and reductions in Universal Credit awards th
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 27 May 2026
The department does not hold information about Universal Credit awards reduced by the earnings taper at claimant level. UC awards are affected by the amount that households earn, rather than the number of hours that they work. The department holds informa...