Universal Credit Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Universal Credit Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 3 September 2025, 77 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 18 June 2025. MPs divided on it 10 times between 1 July 2025 and 9 July 2025; the narrowest margin was 75 (Second Reading).
Stages taken place
11
Commons divisions
10
Documents listed
13
Royal Assent
3 September 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
Make provision to alter the rates of the standard allowance, limited capability for work element and limited capability for work and work-related activity element of universal credit and the rates of income-related employment and support allowance.
Sponsors
- Liz Kendall (Labour, Commons), Department for Work and Pensions
- Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Lords), Department for Work and Pensions
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 18 June 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 1 July 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 1 July 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 1 July 2025 |
| Committee of the whole House | Commons | 9 July 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 9 July 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 10 July 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 22 July 2025 |
| Committee negatived | Lords | 22 July 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 22 July 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 3 September 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Universal Credit Act 2025 (c. 22) 3 September 2025
Bill
- Bill 267 2024-25 (as introduced) 18 June 2025
- 5901123.pdf · 5901123.xml · 5901123.html 10 July 2025
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 267 EN 2024-25 18 June 2025
- HL Bill 123 Explanatory Notes · 5901123-EN.pdf 10 July 2025
Impact Assessments
- 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
- The Universal Credit Bill: Universal Credit Rebalancing Impact Assessment 7 July 2025 8 July 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - 11 June 2025 11 June 2025
- UCBillDPM.pdf 10 July 2025
Briefing papers
- Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25 27 June 2025
- Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill 7 July 2025
- Universal Credit Bill: HL Bill 123 of 2024–25 17 July 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 27 October 2026 | 5e7e1f0d46c56905… |
| Bills API: stages | 27 October 2026 | 57ce49092cc7119f… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | f95607340083e5e4… |