Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 59840

Universal Credit: Severe Disability Premium

Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of Universal Credit transitional protection rules on claimants who were previously in receipt of the severe disability premium.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The purpose of the Transitional Severe Disability Premium Element (TSDPE) is to protect certain customers entitled to a severe disability premium who moved to Universal Credit from legacy benefits following a change in their circumstances. The TSDPE is su...

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