Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her statement of 7 June 2018, Official Report, column 19WS, how the additional payment will be calculated; and whether that payment will be made as a lump sum to claimants.

The Department is unable to provide precise detail or timetables related to the Severe Disability Premium proposals until the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Managed Migration) Amendment Regulations 2018 is debated and agreed by Parliament.

Further detail on the proposed rates can be found in the explanatory memorandum and letter sent to the Social Security Advisory Committee at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/moving-claimants-to-universal-credit-from-other-working-age-benefits