Universal Credit
(asked on 8th January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the disparity in the level of private pension deductions from universal credit with those made from earned income.
This question was answered on 18th January 2021
No assessment has been made. There are no plans to align the treatment of pension income with that for earned income when calculating Universal Credit entitlement.