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Universal Credit: Disability

Asked by Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 October 2025UIN 76992

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability payments on the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who will enter employment.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The DWP is working with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to assess the employment impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The OBR will publish their estimate of the impacts alongside the Autumn Budget.

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