Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 18 February 2019.

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Photo of Frank Field Frank Field Chair, Work and Pensions Committee, Chair, Work and Pensions Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are migrating naturally to universal credit each week by region.

Photo of Alok Sharma Alok Sharma The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

Claimants only move from existing benefits to Universal Credit through natural migration when they experience a significant change in their circumstances that triggers a new claim to benefit.

The requested information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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