AQW 18397/17-22
Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 05/05/2021
Answered On Date: 17/05/2021
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many people in Northern Ireland are on Universal Credit; and (ii) of that number, how many individuals do not receive welfare mitigation support for (a) benefit cap; (b) social sector size criteria, known as the bedroom tax; or (c) benefit cap and social sector size criteria.
Answer:
The most recent published statistical data for Universal Credit and Welfare Mitigations Support is available at: https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/system/files/publications/communities/dfc-ni-uc-stats-nov-2020.pdf https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/communities/dfc-annual-report-welfare-supplementary-payments-discretionary-support-standards-of-advice-assistance-and-sanctions-annual-report-2019-20.pdf https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/system/files/publications/communities/benefit-cap-statistics-nov-2020.pdf It is important to note that entitlement to welfare mitigation support is dependent on individual circumstances. Therefore, not everyone claiming Universal Credit will be entitled to support for benefit cap, social sector size criteria or both.
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