Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 3
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The Trussell Trust’s data, described by the National Audit Office as the best research it...
Conclusion
The Trussell Trust’s data, described by the National Audit Office as the best research it has seen, establishes an association between Universal Credit and food bank use. We share the National Audit Office’s view that the Department should conduct further research to understand these findings better. We would also encourage the Trussell Trust to contribute to this work by sharing its data with the Department.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
Ministers meet stakeholders regularly, and listen carefully to their views and research. As part of the Central Government Corporate Transparency Commitments, these Ministerial meetings with stakeholders, are published on a quarterly basis. This information can be found on GOV. UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts The Department engages openly with these stakeholders and it would not reflect our agreed working relationship of partnership, reciprocation and trust for us to publish details of every engagement.