A question on #UniversalCredit #CareLeavers tabled by Bell Ribeiro-Addy on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Universal Credit: Care Leavers
Question ID: 1817704
UIN: 63683
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 4764
Asking Member display name: Bell Ribeiro-Addy
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed restriction on the health element of universal credit to those aged 22 years and over on care leavers younger than 22.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on care leavers. However, we recognise the challenges care leavers may face in transitioning to independent living and navigatin...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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