Universal Credit
Commons · Question 66256 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the completion rate for the Universal Credit optional equality questions on the (a) ethnic sub-group, (b) whether the respondent meets the definition of disabili
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 17 Jul 2025
Since March 2025, the weekly completion rate for the Universal Credit (UC) equality questionnaire was between 75% and 80%. This is the proportion of people who complete the questionnaire when prompted to do so. To complete the questionnaire, claimants mus...