Question follow-through · 8305
Credit: Redditch
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people in Redditch using credit to pay for essential household bills.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people in Redditch using credit to pay for essential household bills.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that, where household finances are stretched, some people may use credit to cover essential costs. That is why the Government has taken action to ease pressure on household finances, including by taking £150 off energy bills this...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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