2025 Universal Credit Changes

Policy description

Votes on the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill/Universal Credit Bill

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Analysis for Alex Easton

Alex Easton consistently voted against (0% aligned) reducing the health top-up for new universal credit claims, while increasing the rate of UC standard allowance..

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 2025-07-09 no 79% agree not aligned
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 2025-07-01 no 80% agree not aligned
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 2025-07-01 aye 77% against not aligned