Universal Credit
(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he taking to support people receiving Transitional Protection Payments that are in a worse financial position than before they migrated.
Answered by
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 21st October 2026
Please find the number of people on universal credit and receiving transitional protection payments on DWP Stat-Xplore here.
No assessment has been made of the number of people who may be worse off in real terms following their move to Universal Credit.