A question on #UniversalCredit tabled by Marsha De Cordova on 09-07-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Universal Credit
Question ID: 1821284
UIN: 66256
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-09
Asking Member ID: 4676
Asking Member display name: Marsha De Cordova
Asking Member handle: Marshadecordova
Asking Member Twitter reference: @Marshadecordova
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the completion rate for the Universal Credit optional equality questions on the (a) ethnic sub-group, (b) whether the respondent meets the definition of disabili
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Date answered: 2025-07-17
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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: Since March 2025, the weekly completion rate for the Universal Credit (UC) equality questionnaire was between 75% and 80%. This is the proportion of people who complete the questionnaire when prompted to do so. To complete the questionnaire, claimants mus...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true