Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 80356
Universal Credit: Young People
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish the decision making process behind the proposal to restrict access to the Universal Credit Health Element for under-22s.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe reasoning for this proposal, set out in the Pathways to Work green paper published in March, is the removal of a potential disincentive to work and the possibility that resources may be better spent on improving the quality and range of opportunities ...
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