Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46014
Universal Credit
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of classifying income from pensions payments as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit assessments on people who are unable to wo
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo assessment has been made. There are no plans to change the way that income from pensions is treated under Universal Credit.