Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 83172

Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test

Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many habitual residence tests related to Universal Credit assessments have been granted in each of the last five years.

Answer

Andrew Western
The table below gives the number of Universal Credit (UC) Habitual Residence Test (HRT) assessments that resulted in a ‘pass’ decision in the past five years. Date Decision Entered on Admin SystemNumber of UC HRT 'Pass' DecisionsApril 2020 to March 202191...
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