Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test
Commons · Question 69179 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason new claimants from (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be exempt from the Habitual Residence Test for Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Jul 2025
Given the circumstances in which British nationals and their eligible families have urgently travelled to the UK following the Government’s evacuations, DWP want to ensure that those arriving can access benefits as soon as possible (where they meet all ot...