AQW 50053/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 30/06/2026
Answered On Date: 02/07/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any criteria used for a Critical Illness Insurance payment to be disregarded for Universal Credit purposes, due to special circumstances.

Answer:

Payments received from a Critical Illness insurance policy are not disregarded as capital when calculating entitlement to Universal Credit.