Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 105
105
Rejected
We have heard in evidence that there are other levers that the DWP could pull...
Conclusion
We have heard in evidence that there are other levers that the DWP could pull to change the Universal Credit system to help to tackle poverty in Scotland alongside increasing adequacy of payments. One option that Citizens Advice Scotland and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation recommended was that the DWP could increase the work allowance a claimant receives and extend work allowances to everyone on Universal Credit.273
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explicitly states it has no plans to extend the work allowance to single adults, explaining its current policy of targeting those with the greatest barriers to the labour market and detailing past increases.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 19 November 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗