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Universal Credit: Children

Asked by Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 June 2025UIN 57924

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the data release entitled Number of children in Universal Credit households, by School Year and 2024 Parliamentary Constituency, November 2024, published on 5 June 2025, if she will publish this data by local authority.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The requested data was published here on 6 June 2025, as an additional sheet in the spreadsheet entitled “Number of children in Universal Credit households, by School Year and 2024 Parliamentary Constituency, November 2024”.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-expansion-impact-on-poverty-levels

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