Universal Credit: Disability
Commons · Question 84962 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of migration from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit on care charges levied on disabled people by local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 2025
Under the Care Act 2014, the responsibility for interpreting and applying the law and the Care and Support Statutory (CASS) guidance rests with local authorities. Where local authorities decide to charge for the provision of care and support, they must fo...