Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 127791

Universal Credit: Young People

Tabled: 16 April 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting young people’s eligibility for the Universal Credit health element on a) poverty and b) employment.

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