Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit
Commons · Question 56121 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to take steps to apply transitional protections automatically for claimants moving from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Jun 2025
Since 2024 the Department has been inviting claimants of income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA IR) to make a claim to Universal Credit (UC) within three months in order to maintain their financial support. Those making a UC claim before the...