Social Security Benefits: Payments
Commons · Question 98568 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the receipt of combined monthly benefit payments on claimants with (a) severe mental health conditions and (b) reduced capacity.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 Dec 2025
Universal Credit (UC) is designed to support people both in and out of work, using up to date information to assess UC entitlement each month, meaning that the benefit calculated accurately reflects the needs of the household. DWP understands that some cu...