Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Wes Streeting and Mims Davies

Monday 25th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mims Davies]

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 (Ilford North) (Lab)]

What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of child poverty.