Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86172
Universal Credit
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference disabled people migrating to Universal Credit from Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), for what reason income that was disregarded for the purposes of ESA is considered to be income f
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsUniversal Credit was not designed to replicate previous legacy benefits. Therefore, customers migrating to Universal Credit may be subject to different rules, including different treatment of income and how it is disregarded in assessing their benefit ent...
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