PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit: Disability (4 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the health element of Universal Credit in providing support to people with the cost of disability, in the context of Scope's report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024: Living with the extra cost of disability, published in September 2024.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

No such assessment has been made. We are committed to reviewing Universal Credit, to ensure it is doing the job we need it to.

Answered by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
14 October 2024