Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95512
Universal Credit: Health
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact on levels of poverty of the proposed merger of contributory Employment and Support Allowance into Universal Credit health-related payments
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIn the Pathways to Work Green Paper we announced that we would be establishing a new, simple and clear Unemployment Insurance benefit through the reform of contributory working age benefits. Following recent consultation, officials are considering the res...
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