Universal Credit
Commons · Question 125945 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish figures for the percentage of Universal Credit claimants who are working, broken down by hourly increments, in each of the past five years.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Apr 2026
Statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit are regularly published on Stat-Xplore, with the latest statistics by employment status available to February 2026. As there is no limit to how many hours a person can work and still get Universal Cre...