Written questions

Universal Credit

Commons · Question 24844 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made for the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Move to Universal Credit Non-claimants (formerly tax credits customers) Research, publish

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 27 Jan 2025

Our research with former tax credit customers who did not claim UC found that the majority of respondents did not intend to claim UC in the future and customers were generally making an informed decision. The report did identify potential barriers for som...