Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered am ar 7 Rhagfyr 2018.
Hugh Gaffney
Llafur, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit throughout Northern Ireland.
Alok Sharma
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
The Department does not hold this information. Social Security is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The delivery of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities, part of the Northern Ireland Executive.
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