Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 24844

Universal Credit

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Our research with former tax credit customers who did not claim UC found that the majority of respondents did not intend to claim UC in the future and customers were generally making an informed decision. The report did identify potential barriers for som...

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