Change Universal Credit so second parent earnings don't affect family’s payment
We want the Government to change Universal Credit so that any earnings of a second parent in a couple do not reduce the overall family’s payment. The current policy discourages people from taking up work.
Pat McFadden
Work & Pensions Secretary
Similar motions
Include Child Maintenance as Income in Universal Credit and Means-Tested Benefit
Equalise maternity allowance with statutory pay & don’t reduce Universal Credit
End the practice of combining couples' Universal Credit into a single payment
Equalise the child benefit with UC child element & expand eligibility
Lower universal credit earnings threshold (the AET) for single parents
Change Universal Credit so second parent earnings don't affect family’s payment
We want the Government to change Universal Credit so that any earnings of a second parent in a couple do not reduce the overall family’s payment. The current policy discourages people from taking up work.
Similar motions
Include Child Maintenance as Income in Universal Credit and Means-Tested Benefit
Equalise maternity allowance with statutory pay & don’t reduce Universal Credit
End the practice of combining couples' Universal Credit into a single payment
Equalise the child benefit with UC child element & expand eligibility
Lower universal credit earnings threshold (the AET) for single parents