Universal Credit: Children
Commons · Question 117254 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of automating eligible claimants' entitlement to the disabled child addition to Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 Mar 2026
DWP’s digital application process uses automated prompts to identify where a claimant has a disabled child and guides them through the relevant eligibility criteria, helping ensure the correct addition is applied at the point of claim. This is currently t...