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Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Northern Ireland

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64798

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to (a) PIP and (b) Universal Credit on (i) community cohesion and (ii) equitable access to benefits in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how proposed reforms would impact claimants in Northern Ireland.

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