Debate contribution: Universal Credit: Minimum Income Floor

Debate contribution by Ms Diana Armstrong on 14 January 2025.

MLA: Ms Diana Armstrong
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 14 January 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Universal Credit: Minimum Income Floor
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4736490

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Thank you for your response. Minister, do you accept that some individuals and farmers rely solely on seasonal work for their income and, as a result, earn less than the minimum income floor? What can the Minister do in such cases to support individuals whose income may fluctuate over a period of time?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1349/22-27.

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