A Bill to equalise the amount of the standard allowance included in an award of universal credit to which a claimant who has left care is entitled with the amount of that allowance to which a claimant aged 25 or over is entitled; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
18 September 2025
This bill would ensure that care leavers (people who have left local authority care) get the same fixed, basic Universal Credit (the standard allowance) as claimants aged 25 or over. By equalising this standard part of a UC award, it aims to reduce financial disadvantage for care leavers without changing other UC elements.
The bill is in the early stages of passage in the Commons, having started in the Lords. It has briefing papers and a Select Committee report to inform scrutiny as it moves to further readings and committee consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
Third reading - the final chance for the Lords to change the bill - took place on 14 March and no further amendments were made.
What happens next?
The bill now goes to the Commons for consideration.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.