Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90767
Universal Credit: Young People
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove entitlement to the Universal Credit Health element for those aged under 22 on levels of food bank need.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo such assessment has been made. An Impact Assessment was published alongside the Pathways to Work Green Paper, which can be found here.