Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 78599
Universal Credit: Health
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the forthcoming changes to Universal Credit Health element for new applicants from 2026 on costs to local government.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department set out its plans to monitor and evaluate the changes in the published Impact Assessment. Around 4 million households will benefit overall from Government’s decision to increase the Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance – estimated to be...
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