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Universal Credit: Employment Schemes

Asked by Amanda MartinLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 16275

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants receiving the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element have received voluntary support from Pathways to Work Advisers since their introduction in March 2025.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Since March 2025 more than 100,000 disabled people and people with health conditions with a Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity decision have received employment support from a Pathways to Work Adviser on a voluntary basis to help them move towards and in to work.

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