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Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 172481, tabled on 23 March 2023

Question

Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Labour
Brighton, Kemptown
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit the same as for Housing Benefit.

Answer

Guy Opperman
Conservative
Hexham
Commons

Answered on

30 March 2023

There are no plans to amend the Universal Credit eligibility criteria at this time.

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Department for Work and Pensions
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