Question follow-through · 89186
Candidates: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleague to ensure people on Universal Credit have equal access to fundraising for the purpose of standing for election.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleague to ensure people on Universal Credit have equal access to fundraising for the purpose of standing for election.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
People on universal credit are not disqualified from standing for elections. With regards to accessing fundraising for the purposes of standing for election, the Electoral Commission have published clear guidance on the rules around donations, which apply...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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