We recommend that the Government: • clarify what type of benefit UC health will be in the reformed system; and • provide an update as soon as possible on the progress of discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation in Scotland. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121)
We recommend that the Government: • clarify what type of benefit UC health will be in the reformed system; and • provide an update as soon as possible on the progress of discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation in Scotland. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121) Type: recommendation | Number: 16 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: As set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, in a reformed system, additional financial support related to health and disability in Universal Credit (UC) will take the form of the UC Health Element (UCHE). With the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), eligibility for UCHE will not b