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Commons · Question 17899 · Tabled 10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

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Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit have (a) no member of the household in employment, (b) no member of the household in receipt of a (i) health and (ii) disability related benefit and (c

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Jul 2026

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, monthly Universal Credit statistics for the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit by the Number of Children Aged 0 to 4 are publ...