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Universal Credit Act 2025

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Universal Credit Act 2025 (c. 22)
3 September 2025

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

10 July 2025
Lords
Bill 267 2024-25 (as introduced)
18 June 2025
Commons
Bill 267 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print
18 June 2025
Commons
Bill 267 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
18 June 2025
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

10 July 2025
Lords
Bill 267 EN 2024-25
18 June 2025
Commons
Bill 267 EN 2024-25 - large print
18 June 2025
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Provisional grouping of clauses and selection of Amendments by the Chairman of Ways and Means - 9 July 2025
8 July 2025
Commons
Provisional grouping of clauses and selection of Amendments by the Chairman of Ways and Means - large print - 9 July 2025
8 July 2025
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Universal Credit Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
10 July 2025
Lords
Memorandum from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - 11 June 2025
11 June 2025
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at as at 9 July 2025
9 July 2025
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 9 July 2025 - large print
9 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025
8 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025 - large print
8 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025
7 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025 - large print
7 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025
4 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2025
3 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025
2 July 2025
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 9 July 2025
9 July 2025
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Universal Credit Bill: HL Bill 123 of 2024–25
17 July 2025
Lords
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
7 July 2025
Commons
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25
27 June 2025
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

30th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
18 July 2025
Lords

A collection of papers relevant to the bill

Information for Members in advance of proceedings on Wednesday 9 July 2025 provided by the Public Bill Office
8 July 2025
Commons
Information for Members in advance of proceedings on Wednesday 9 July 2025 provided by the Public Bill Office - large print
8 July 2025
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

The Universal Credit Bill: Universal Credit Rebalancing Impact Assessment 7 July 2025
8 July 2025
Universal Credit Rebalancing from the Department for Work and Pensions - May 2025
18 June 2025
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Change to Personal Independence Payment eligibility requirement from the Department for Work and Pensions - June 2025
18 June 2025

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Baroness Sherlock to all Peers regarding the introduction of the Bill. Including annexes: A: Clause by clause explainer and B: Further information on the wider reforms.
11 July 2025

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
1 July 2025
Commons

Commons Committee of the whole House

Committee of the Whole House - Commons Hansard link
9 July 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

10 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

22 July 2025
Lords

Lords Committee negatived

22 July 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

22 July 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

3 September 2025

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
10 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
22 July 2025
Lords

Lords Committee negatived

Minutes of Proceedings
22 July 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
22 July 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
3 September 2025