Question follow-through · 64306
Universal Credit: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element on claimants under the age of 22.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the Universal Credit health element on claimants under the age of 22.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2025
Answer published
As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation, the Government invited views on the proposal to raise the minimum age for accessing the Universal Credit (UC) health element to 22. The consultation closed on 30 June, and we are now considering re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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