Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 20
20
Deferred
Review decision to delay young people's access to UC health until age 22.
Recommendation
We urge the Government to review its decision to delay access to UC health until the age of 22. (Recommendation, Paragraph 138)
Government Response Summary
The government states it welcomed views on raising the age for Universal Credit Health Element access as part of a recent Green Paper consultation. It is currently considering the responses and will set out the policy direction in due course, deferring a decision on the recommendation to review its initial decision.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We welcomed views on raising the age someone can access the Universal Credit Health Element to 22, as part of our Green Paper consultation, which closed on 30 June. We are considering the responses to this consultation, and we will set out the policy direction in due course.