Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 66885

Universal Credit: Databases

Tabled: 10 July 2025

Answered: 18 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data surveillance on recipients of Universal Credit.

Answer

Andrew Western

No assessment has been made as the DWP does not currently or have any plans to use data surveillance to regulate, police or monitor the actions of individuals or groups in receipt of benefits.