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Universal Credit: Farmers

Asked by Dr Neil HudsonConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 11 November 2024UIN 12795

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Universal Credit for farmers.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

We have engaged with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and farmers to raise awareness on how they can access services through various channels including partnering with NFU at county shows, providing NFU an informative toolkit and continuation of inviting NFU to our regular stakeholder events.

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