Social Security Benefits: Electoral Register

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a) making Universal Credit and other benefits data available to Electoral Registration Officers for the purposes of Automatic Voter Registration, a

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1. 28 January 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a) making Universal Credit and other benefits data available to Electoral Registration Officers for the purposes of Automatic Voter Registration, a

   Source: Commons

2. 5 February 2026

   Answer

   DWP promotes a culture of encouraging data sharing for public good whilst ensuring this is done in a secure, legal and ethical way. DWP require both a lawful basis and legal power to share personal data. DWP has been supporting Electoral Registration Offi...

   Source: Written answer

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