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Universal Credit

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 100764

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals that have migrated from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit in the last 12 months have had the amount of council tax support they receive reduced.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department does not administer the Council Tax Reduction scheme and therefore does not hold the data required to answer this question.

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