Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84484

Universal Credit: Disability

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people who are (a) unable to work and (b) on Universal Credit awaiting a Work Capability Assessment are not left in financial hardship for ext

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
   People on low, or no income or earnings who have a health condition or disability which restricts the amount of work they can do, can claim UC. They must provide medical evidence to support their claim - most commonly a Statement of Fitness for Work, u...

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