Question follow-through · 23247
Universal Credit: Down's Syndrome and Specific Learning Difficulties
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people previously diagnosed with (a) Down Syndrome and (b) other severe learning difficulties will be required to undergo a further assessment when their (i) personal independence payment and (i
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people previously diagnosed with (a) Down Syndrome and (b) other severe learning difficulties will be required to undergo a further assessment when their (i) personal independence payment and (i
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jan 2025
Answer published
People claiming Employment Support Allowance are being migrated to Universal Credit, but anyone on Personal Independence Payment will remain on it. Customers who move to UC following the receipt of a migration notice from ESA have their LCW or LCWRA moved...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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