Helen Whately
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(5 years, 10 months ago)
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Alok Sharma
We are learning as we go along, which is what the “test and learn” process is all about. I hope that the hon. Lady will appreciate the roll-out of the landlord portal and the ability to upload childcare costs. The changes we are making are helping the very people whom require that help: her constituents and mine.
Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con)
I welcome how universal credit is encouraging and enabling people to do more work, but will my hon. Friend assure me that those for whom work is a real challenge, such as single parents of pre-school children, will have sufficient income under universal credit?
Alok Sharma
As I have just said, 85% of childcare costs can be recouped under universal credit, which is an improvement on the legacy system.