At the Department for Work and Pensions Questions on Monday 14 September, Stephen Timms questioned Minister for Welfare Delivery, Will Quince, about Universal Credit and foodbank demand.
The question came after the National Audit Office told the Work and Pensions Select Committee that the "sophisticated analysis" of the Trussell Trust has "established an association" between the roll-out of Universal Credit and rising foodbank demand.
Stephen said afterwards: ‘I hope now that the Government will commission research, as the National Audit Office has recommended, into the impact of universal credit on food bank demand.’