Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76992
Universal Credit: Disability
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Question
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat — St Ives
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability payments on the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who will enter employment.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe DWP is working with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to assess the employment impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The OBR will publish their estimate of the impacts alongside the Autumn Budget.