Question follow-through · 103840
Jobseeker's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the rates of New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance in relation to living costs for a single adult.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the rates of New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance in relation to living costs for a single adult.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State is required by law to undertake an annual review of benefit rates. In a statement made on 26 November 2025, the Secretary of State announced that from April 2026, Jobseeker’s Allowance will be increased by 3.8% in line with the incr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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