A question on #PersonalIndependencePaymentAndUniversalCredit #NorthernIreland tabled by Carla Lockhart on 03-07-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit: Northern Ireland
Question ID: 1819127
UIN: 64799
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-03
Asking Member ID: 4857
Asking Member display name: Carla Lockhart
Asking Member handle: carlalockhart
Asking Member Twitter reference: @carlalockhart
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) Universal Credit and (b) PIP awards in Northern Ireland will remain indexed to inflation until 2029-30 under proposed welfare reforms.
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Date answered: 2025-07-11
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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: Social security is a transferred matter in NI, but there is a long-standing principle of parity between the social security systems of the Northern Ireland Executive and that of the UK Government. In line with this principle, the Universal Credit Bill mak...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true