Question follow-through · 6009

Social Work: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June to Question 3411 on Social Work: Training, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of not including Step Up to Social Work bursary payments

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
4 Jun 2026
Answer
11 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June to Question 3411 on Social Work: Training, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of not including Step Up to Social Work bursary payments

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    No estimate has been made. Students are unable to claim Universal Credit if they are studying full-time, unless they meet specific exceptions. Universal Credit is designed not to duplicate financial support for fees and living costs provided through the s...

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