Universal Credit: Disability
Commons · Question 76992 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability payments on the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who will enter employment.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 16 Oct 2025
The DWP is working with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to assess the employment impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The OBR will publish their estimate of the impacts alongside the Autumn Budget.