Question follow-through · 17545
Universal Credit: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating student maintenance loans as income on Universal Credit claimants seeking to retrain for occupations with workforce shortages.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Universal Credit: Childcare · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating student maintenance loans as income on Universal Credit claimants seeking to retrain for occupations with workforce shortages.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jul 2026
Answer published
The primary source of financial support for students comes from the student support system through various loans and grants designed for their needs. Students are unable to claim Universal Credit if they are studying full-time, unless they meet specific e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Universal Credit: Childcare
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of Universal Credit childcare rules on parents of disabled children who need to book and pay for specialist childcare several months in advance; and whether he