Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 68243
Universal Credit: Disability
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Amanda Martin
Labour — Portsmouth North
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants with disabilities who are in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment and legacy work-related benefits will be treated as new claimants for the purposes of the proposed changes to
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department plans to complete migration of ESA claimants to UC by March 2026. As part of this ESA claimants will be migrated to the UC Health Element. To protect any claimants who have not migrated by April 2026 we intend to mirror as closely as possib...
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