Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95311
Universal Credit: Parkinson's Disease
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's Disease listed as their primary condition are in receipt of the Universal Credit health element.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe information requested is not held by the Department. A defined ‘primary condition’ is not recorded at the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (WCA).