Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90767

Universal Credit: Young People

Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey 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 Timms
No such assessment has been made. An Impact Assessment was published alongside the Pathways to Work Green Paper, which can be found here.