Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96279

Universal Credit: Employment

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the number of Universal Credit households with dependent children reporting fewer than (a) 16, (b) 30 and (c) 35 hours of work per week.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.