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Asked by Michelle WelshLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 13 February 2025UIN 29800

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing money received from the settlement of an estate claim to be treated in line with money received from a (a) personal injury claim and (

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

We have no plans to change the Universal Credit capital rules to disregard the settlement payments from estates for cases related to (i) maternity and (ii) death of a baby for the purposes of Universal Credit entitlements.

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