Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23483
Universal Credit: Disability
Tabled: 24 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to ensure that single claimants with long-term disabilities receive the same benefits under Universal Credit as under the legacy system.
Answer
Universal Credit provides more generous support for disabled people than it does for people in similar circumstances who are not disabled. Based on the outcome of a work capability assessment, it may be decided that a claimant has limited capability for w...
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