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Minimum Income Floor

Statement made on 3 November 2020

Statement UIN HLWS545

Statement made by

Baroness Stedman-Scott
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Conservative
Life peer
Lords

Statement

My Right Honourable Friend The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.

After careful consideration of the ongoing public health situation and the national working environment, the current easement of the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor in Universal Credit that was due to expire on 12th November 2020 will be extended to the end of April 2021.

Regulations will be laid and made prior to 12th November 2020.

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Minimum Income Floor
Dr Thérèse Coffey
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Conservative, Suffolk Coastal
Statement made 3 November 2020
HCWS552
Commons