| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents |
| Question ID: |
1757835 |
| UIN: |
25757 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5025 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris Webb
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| Asking Member handle: |
ChrisWebbMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@ChrisWebbMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the household benefit cap on single-parent families. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
No assessment has been made. Single-parent households can still receive benefits up to the value of gross earnings of around £25,700 or £30,300 in London. Where households require more support, they can approach their Local Authority, for help and guidanc... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |