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I am often pressed to ensure that as much of the budget as possible is de-ring fenced. I whole-heartedly support that, because decisions on council budgets are largely for councils to make.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 February 2021
This includes all looked after children and children whose family receive a qualifying benefit. Young parents can also get tax credits to help with childcare costs if certain eligibility criteria are met.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 April 2020
Those who are ineligible to receive Universal Credit could receive support via contributory benefits, including Contributory Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or Contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 February 2018
The organisations that attended the four meetings (1 September, 2 October, 30 October and 15 December 2017) to discuss how best to split payments of Universal Credit between members of a household are set out in the following table.
The “Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26” has a priority group model, and we are supportive of that because it allows that targeting of resources.