Universal Credit: Armed Forces
Commons · Question 62751 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Universal Credit and (b) Universal Credit health element claimants are (i) current and (ii) previous members of the UK Armed Forces.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jun 2025
Data is not held on the total number of UC claimants who are currently serving in the Armed Forces or who have served in the past. Data is held on those who have identified themselves so far. Therefore, data on Armed Forces status has only been recorded f...