questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Universal Credit for meeting average (a) food and (b) fuel costs.
answerText: In April 2023, State pensions and benefits were up rated by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022. With regard to the adequacy of Universal Credit, the current rates of income-related benefits such as ...
heading: Universal Credit: Cost of Living