Universal Credit: Parkinson's Disease

(asked on 27th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's Disease listed as their primary condition are in receipt of the Universal Credit health element.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 5th December 2025

The information requested is not held by the Department.

A defined ‘primary condition’ is not recorded at the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

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