Question follow-through · 127502
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Trussell’s End of Year food bank stats, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Universal Credit’s standard allowance covers essential costs.
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
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Trussell’s End of Year food bank stats, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Universal Credit’s standard allowance covers essential costs.
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government has taken important steps to improve the support available to help people with the cost of essentials and has legislated to deliver the first sustained above inflation rise in the basic rate of Universal Credit since it was introduced. In A...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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