Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 67192

Universal Credit: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit Bill on young people under 22 with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Universal Credit Bill makes no change to the eligibility of young people under 22 for the Universal Credit Health element. The proposal to restrict access to the element was the subject of a consultation which closed on 30 June. The responses to the c...

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