Written questions

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Care Leavers

Commons · Question 61233 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that care leavers are not disproportionately impacted by the proposed changes in the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 25 Jun 2025

On 18 June, the Government introduced the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill to Parliament, marking the next legislative step in delivering some of the reforms set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The changes in this Bill will...