Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64306

Universal Credit: Young People

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element on claimants under the age of 22.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation, the Government invited views on the proposal to raise the minimum age for accessing the Universal Credit (UC) health element to 22. The consultation closed on 30 June, and we are now considering re...

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