Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80354
Universal Credit: Disability
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Universal Credit Health Element on poverty among disabled people.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department published an updated assessment of the poverty impacts of the health/disability benefit changes announced at Spring Statement with revisions to reflect the proposed changes since tabled. This estimates that there will be 50,000 fewer indivi...
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