Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90033

Universal Credit: Health

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Siân Berry

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will wait for the outcome of its independent investigation of youth inactivity before deciding whether to proceed with proposals to prevent under-22s from accessing the health ele

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Nearly one million young people - approximately one in eight 16 to 24-year-olds - are currently not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Further to this, the number of young people claiming Universal Credit (UC) Health Element and Employment and ...

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