Question follow-through · 24844
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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27 Jan 2025
Answer published
Our research with former tax credit customers who did not claim UC found that the majority of respondents did not intend to claim UC in the future and customers were generally making an informed decision. The report did identify potential barriers for som...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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