questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether diagnoses by private healthcare providers are accepted by his Department when a person claims the upper level of Universal Credit.
answerText: We do not make entitlement decisions based solely on a diagnosis, whether provided by an NHS or private healthcare provider. For people claiming Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance, decisions are based on how a person’s health condition o...
heading: Universal Credit: Medical Examinations