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Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of classifying income from pensions payments as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit assessments on people who are unable to wo

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of classifying income from pensions payments as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit assessments on people who are unable to wo

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made. There are no plans to change the way that income from pensions is treated under Universal Credit.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jobcentres: Vacancies

18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the processes for businesses to advertise vacancies through Jobcentre Plus.

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Universal Credit

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Universal Credit

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Disability

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit: Disability and Mental Illness

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10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Winter Fuel Payment changes on residents of Hazel Grove constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Social Security Benefits: Payments

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