Justin Tomlinson corrected the Commons record on Universal Credit: Lone Parents

28 November 2018 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Work and Pensions

The correction was made by letter from the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for North Swindon (Justin Tomlinson), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 28 November 2018. The figure 67.6 in the original became 67.1 in the correction, lower by 0.5. Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.

The question

21. What assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit on lone parents.

Original and corrected words

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The lone parent employment rate is now at ~~67.6%,~~ which is a record high and something this Government are very proud of. We will continue to try to push to see that figure go up further. We have made announcements on increasing the national living wage, which has seen a real-terms increase of 8% over the past three years, and changes to the income tax threshold worth £1,200, while the national living wage in itself, for somebody working full-time, is worth £2,000. That is making sure that lone parents who are working are getting the support to have more money available at the end of every month.	The lone parent employment rate is now at 67.1% , which is a near record high and something this Government are very proud of. We will continue to try to push to see that figure go up further. We have made announcements on increasing the national living wage, which has seen a real-terms increase of 8% over the past three years, and changes to the income tax threshold worth £1,200, while the national living wage in itself, for somebody working full-time, is worth £2,000. That is making sure that lone parents who are working are getting the support to have more money available at the end of every month.

Original

Corrected

The lone parent employment rate is now at ~~67.6%,~~ which is a record high and something this Government are very proud of. We will continue to try to push to see that figure go up further. We have made announcements on increasing the national living wage, which has seen a real-terms increase of 8% over the past three years, and changes to the income tax threshold worth £1,200, while the national living wage in itself, for somebody working full-time, is worth £2,000. That is making sure that lone parents who are working are getting the support to have more money available at the end of every month.

The lone parent employment rate is now at 67.1% , which is a near record high and something this Government are very proud of. We will continue to try to push to see that figure go up further. We have made announcements on increasing the national living wage, which has seen a real-terms increase of 8% over the past three years, and changes to the income tax threshold worth £1,200, while the national living wage in itself, for somebody working full-time, is worth £2,000. That is making sure that lone parents who are working are getting the support to have more money available at the end of every month.

The correction in Hansard.

Related key figures

People on Universal Credit (Great Britain)

Receipt

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