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Universal Credit: Equality

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 105179

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit received additional consideration due to (a) racial, b) ethnic and (c) religious data in each of last three years.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The department does not hold the information requested.

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