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

Heading: Universal Credit: Northern Ireland
Question ID: 1819125
UIN: 64797
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
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the health element of Universal Credit for new claimants from April?2026 on (a) poverty rates, (b) the cost of living and (c) workforce p
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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: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) are administered in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities (DfC). DfC is responsible for producing analysis on how proposed reforms would impact claimants in Northern Ireland.
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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