| Heading: |
Universal Credit: Health |
| Question ID: |
1818684 |
| UIN: |
64458 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5110 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Euan Stainbank
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Euan Stainbank
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the impact assessment on the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill, published on 30 June 2025, how many of those moved into relative or absolute poverty are due solely |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-10 |
| 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 on this basis. The Poverty Impact assessment published ahead of the Bill Committee Stage shows a 50,000 reduction in the number of people below the poverty line. |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |