Universal Credit: Cost of Living
Commons · Question 5923 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of payment levels under Universal Credit in meeting essential living costs.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 15 Jun 2026
The Government has taken important steps to improve the support available to help people with their living costs. This includes legislating to deliver the first sustained above inflation rise to the basic rate of Universal Credit since it was introduced, ...