AQW 49277/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any mitigating actions his Department is taking, in response to reductions in Universal Credit health-related elements for new claimants, as highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland 2026.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 22 June 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 June 2026
- Answer due by
- 7 July 2026
- Answered
- 1 July 20269 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The payable rates of Universal Credit are set by the UK Government and under the principle of parity, the same rates are paid to claimants in Northern Ireland.
My Department currently has no plans to introduce any mitigation measures in response to reductions in the Universal Credit health-related element for new claimants.