Universal Credit
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Oral Statement of 30 June 2025 on Welfare Reform, columns 23-25, what the evidential basis was for her statement that less that 1% of people on universal credit move into work each month.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The statistics referred to in that statement related to those on Universal Credit in the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity Group.
Statistics on the Into Work Rates of Claimants on the Universal Credit Health Journey by month can be found in table T1.14 in Chapter 1 of the Pathway to Work Evidence Pack
chapter-1-case-for-change-evidence.ods
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