Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 96825
Universal Credit: Employment
Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Mr Louie French
Conservative — Old Bexley and Sidcup
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the causes of the increase in Universal Credit claimants who are not required to work; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of Universal Credit claimants who a
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe vast majority of the increase in the UC Health caseload is because the decision was taken by the last government to move sick and disabled people from Employment and Support Allowance onto Universal Credit at scale - a transition we inherited, along w...
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