Question follow-through · 95311

Universal Credit: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's Disease listed as their primary condition are in receipt of the Universal Credit health element.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's Disease listed as their primary condition are in receipt of the Universal Credit health element.

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested is not held by the Department. A defined ‘primary condition’ is not recorded at the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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