| Heading: |
Universal Credit |
| Question ID: |
1813922 |
| UIN: |
60941 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4824 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kim Johnson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Kim Johnson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many couples meet the administrative earnings threshold for Universal Credit with (a) one parent and (b) both parents in paid employment. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-26 |
| 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: |
In March 2025, there were 418,000 couples in receipt of Universal Credit payment who met or exceeded the administrative earnings threshold. Of these, 263,000 did so with one parent earning, and the remaining 155,000 did so with two parents earning. |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |