Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72223
Universal Credit: Disability and Mental Illness
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 7 September 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants with (a) severe mental health conditions or (b) physical disabilities are not penalised for non-attendance at in-person Universal Credit iden
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP has committed to identifying and supporting claimants with complex user needs, including those with mental health conditions or disabilities.Where a claimant has received a migration notice they discuss what support they need with appropriately traine...
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