Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73113

Universal credit: Young People

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to increase the Universal Credit rate for people under 25 ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
There are currently no plans to increase the Universal Credit rate for people under 25. Under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Secretary of State is required by law to review State Pension and benefit rates each year to see if they have ret...

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