Question follow-through · 37321
Universal Credit: Lone Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the gender breakdown is for Universal Credit claimants who are single parents.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the gender breakdown is for Universal Credit claimants who are single parents.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2025
Answer published
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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