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Universal Credit

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 30 December 2025UIN 100763

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have migrated from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department regularly publishes monthly Move to Universal Credit statistics, with the latest statistics available for July 2022 to end September 2025. The next publication on 17 February 2026 will include data up to and including December 2025.

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