Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94099
Universal Credit: Chronic Illnesses
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility for the Severe Conditions Criteria in Universal Credit to include someone with a life-limiting, progressive c
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Severe Conditions Criteria (SCC) have been in place since September 2017 to protect those who we do not expect will ever be able to work, due to a severe lifelong health condition or disability that is not expected to improve, from having to undergo r...
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