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Carers: Lone Parents

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 60940

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of single parent lead carers with work requirements meet their Administrative Earnings Threshold.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The number of single parent lead carers on Universal Credit (UC) with work requirements who earn at or above the individual Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) was 289,000 in March 2025. This is equal to 47% of the UC lead carer caseload who have work requirements.

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