Question follow-through · 76371

Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72603 on Universal Credit: Veterans, how many veterans in each district council in Hertfordshire (a) claim Universal Credit (UC), (b) are in receip

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72603 on Universal Credit: Veterans, how many veterans in each district council in Hertfordshire (a) claim Universal Credit (UC), (b) are in receip

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. By May 2025 data was held on the armed forces status of approximately 81% of the GB UC ca...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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