Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108545

Universal Credit: Disability

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether eligible (a) prospective claimants not currently in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) existing Universal Credit claimants who do not receive the health element would be entitled to the rate of

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 were laid in Parliament on 9 February 2026. The Regulations provide further detail on the application of the Universal Credit Act 2025 including t...

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