Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 61269

Universal Credit: Medical Examinations

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine when to end Universal Credit reassessments for people who are incapable of ever working.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill legislates that those who meet the Severe Conditions Criteria (SCC) will not be called for reassessment for Universal Credit (UC). The Severe Conditions Criteri...

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