Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help parents plan for changes to their Universal Credit entitlement when a child leaves eligible education or training in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.

Published Universal Credit guidance provides detailed information explaining when children cease to be regarded as qualifying children/young people, and therefore claimants no longer qualify for an extra amount in their UC award.  In addition, claimants are periodically prompted to confirm that their children remain in full-time non-advanced education or approved training, making them aware that a change in the child’s status may lead to a change to the award.  This allows claimants to prepare for changes to future entitlement.

Further information can be found on Universal Credit if you have children - GOV.UK.