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Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Our research with former tax credit customers who did not claim UC found that the majority of respondents did not intend to claim UC in the future and customers were generally making an informed decision. The report did identify potential barriers for som...

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