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Universal Credit: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requir

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
23 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requir

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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