Question follow-through · 52079
Universal Credit: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English; and what support in learning English is provided.
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
- 13 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English; and what support in learning English is provided.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
The Department does not hold information about the proportion of Universal Credit recipients that are not proficient in English.Skills are essential to helping claimants get into and progress in work. Work Coaches offer all claimants a wide range of suppo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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