Question follow-through · 6701

Universal Credit: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of Universal Credit in the Tees Valley region; what the total value of Universal Credit payments to claimants in the Tees Valley was in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26; and w

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of Universal Credit in the Tees Valley region; what the total value of Universal Credit payments to claimants in the Tees Valley was in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26; and w

  2. 17 Jun 2026

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  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Monthly statistics showing the number of people on Universal Credit by local authority, from November 2013 to February 2026, are published in the People on Universal Credit dataset on Stat-Xplore. The department regularly publishes benefit expenditure and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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