Universal Credit: Disability and Mental Illness
Commons · Question 72223 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants with (a) severe mental health conditions or (b) physical disabilities are not penalised for non-attendance at in-person Universal Credit iden
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 7 Sep 2025
DWP has committed to identifying and supporting claimants with complex user needs, including those with mental health conditions or disabilities.Where a claimant has received a migration notice they discuss what support they need with appropriately traine...