questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Universal Credit taper in incentivising part-time work.
answerText: The taper rate aims to make customers financially better off in work by ensuring that their Universal Credit award is reduced by less than their earned income. Universal Credit has a single taper rate of 55% and some customers will also benefit from a wor...
heading: Universal Credit: Part-time Employment