Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups of people will be brought into in-work conditionality under Universal Credit who would not previously have been subject to it and the estimated numbers in each group.

One of the key transformational elements of Universal Credit is that it provides us with the opportunity to support people who are in work to progress their earnings. It marks a significant change from the legacy system of benefits and tax credits.

The Department’s internal analysis indicates that there will be around 1 million claimants in work potentially falling into in-work conditionality on Universal Credit, receiving support when Universal Credit is fully rolled out. This internal analysis is derived from the Department’s INFORM and Policy Simulation models.