Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64007

Universal Credit

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

ConservativeCentral Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Oral Statement of 30 June 2025 on Welfare Reform, columns 23-25, what the evidential basis was for her statement that less that 1% of people on universal credit move into work each

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The statistics referred to in that statement related to those on Universal Credit in the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity Group. Statistics on the Into Work Rates of Claimants on the Universal Credit Health Journey by month can be fou...

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