Question follow-through · 15912

Employment Rights Bill: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of people claiming (a) Universal Credit and (b) other benefits.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
29 Nov 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the number of people claiming (a) Universal Credit and (b) other benefits.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Employment Rights Bill Impact Assessments show that by boosting protections and the quality of work for the lowest paid in the labour market, who are concentrated in more deprived areas of the UK, the package will help to raise living standards across...

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