Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 69179

Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test

Tabled: 18 July 2025

Answered: 28 July 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason new claimants from (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be exempt from the Habitual Residence Test for Universal Credit.

Answer

Andrew Western

Given the circumstances in which British nationals and their eligible families have urgently travelled to the UK following the Government’s evacuations, DWP want to ensure that those arriving can access benefits as soon as possible (where they meet all ot...

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