Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 69002
Universal Credit
Tabled: 18 July 2025
Answered: 28 July 2025
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending transitional protection under Universal Credit to include couples who form a household which becomes eligible for Unive
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo assessment has been made. Transitional Protection was introduced as part of the Move to UC journey to ensure legacy benefit customers maintain the same level of entitlement on moving to UC at the point of transition. Transitional protection is consider...
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