Debates between Mims Davies and Wes Streeting during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Mims Davies and Wes Streeting
Monday 25th January 2021

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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The benefit cap provides fairness for hard-working tax-paying households as a clear incentive to move into a job where possible. Universal credit households are exempt from the cap if the household earnings are at least £604 a month. I reiterate to the House that the amount of individuals capped remains very low in comparison to the UC case load, at around 3%.

Wes Streeting Portrait Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab)
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What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of child poverty.