A question on #UniversalCredit #YoungPeople tabled by Adam Jogee on 01-07-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Universal Credit: Young People
Question ID: 1818480
UIN: 64306
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-01
Asking Member ID: 5168
Asking Member display name: Adam Jogee
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Adam Jogee
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 removing the Universal Credit health element on claimants under the age of 22.
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Date answered: 2025-07-10
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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: As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation, the Government invited views on the proposal to raise the minimum age for accessing the Universal Credit (UC) health element to 22. The consultation closed on 30 June, and we are now considering re...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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