Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 117254
Universal Credit: Children
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Kerry McCarthy
Labour — Bristol East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of automating eligible claimants' entitlement to the disabled child addition to Universal Credit.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP’s digital application process uses automated prompts to identify where a claimant has a disabled child and guides them through the relevant eligibility criteria, helping ensure the correct addition is applied at the point of claim. This is currently t...
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