Question follow-through · 101051

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit have a combined income between £831 and £861 a month after tax and national insurance contributions, broken down by those who are (a) employed and (b) self-employ

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
26 Jan 2026 · 40 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households on Universal Credit have a combined income between £831 and £861 a month after tax and national insurance contributions, broken down by those who are (a) employed and (b) self-employ

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Of the 6.9 million households on Universal Credit in the most recent month for which official statistics are available (August 2025), around 40,000 households had an income of between £831 and £861 from employment and/or self-employment. Around 7,000 of t...

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