Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36106

Universal Credit: Work Experience

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department’s policy for claimants eligible only for basic Universal Credit who have not found employment after 18 months to undertake mandatory work experience placements.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Decisions about the future direction of the work, health and skills agenda will be set out at the multi-year spending review in 2025, building on the ambitions set out in the Get Britain Working white paper.