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Universal Credit

Asked by Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 46014

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of classifying income from pensions payments as unearned income for the purposes of Universal Credit assessments on people who are unable to wo

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

No assessment has been made. There are no plans to change the way that income from pensions is treated under Universal Credit.

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