Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on making receipt of universal credit by claimants in work subject to conditions; and if he will make a statement.

Under Universal Credit we are, for the first time, supporting people who are in low-paid work to increase their earnings. We are currently trialling a variety of different approaches following a public call for ideas in 2013, in order to learn what kind of support is most effective. This will inform future decisions of the types of support we might introduce nationally.