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Universal Credit: Disability

Asked by Blair McDougallLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 74914

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of residential training places for disabled young people in Scotland on proposed changes to eligibility for Universal Credit for people under 23.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

No assessment has been made.

We welcomed views on raising the age someone can access the Universal Credit Health Element to 22, as part of our Green Paper consultation, which closed on 30 June. We are considering the responses to this consultation, and we will set out the policy direction in due course.

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