EDM 1173: Spring Statement 2025 and young disabled people

That this House expresses deep concern at the proposal set out in the Government’s March 2025 Green Paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working to exclude new Universal Credit claimants from receiving the health element of Universal Credit until they reach 22 years old; notes that this policy will result in a loss of around £400 per month for young disabled people who are assessed as unable to work; highlights the case of Freya, a 15-year-old constituent of Alloa and Grangemouth, who has profound and lifelong disabilities and will never be able to enter the workforce; recognises that under these proposals, Freya will face a substantial drop in income when she turns 18, despite no change in her needs or condition; believes that removing support based solely on age is discriminatory, illogical and harmful to disabled people and their families; and urges the Government to reverse this decision and guarantee full access to the health element of Universal Credit for all disabled people who are medically assessed as unable to work, regardless of age.