United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1961
Universal Credit: Debts
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20 July 2022
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28 July 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of government debt deductions on Universal Credit recipients’ ability to afford essential items; and what steps they are taking to prevent debt deductions contributing to destitu
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20 July 2022
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of government debt deductions on Universal Credit recipients’ ability to afford essential items; and what steps they are taking to prevent debt deductions contributing to destitu
Source: Lords
28 July 2022
Answer
The Department has not made an assessment. However, DWP takes every care to recover benefit debt without causing undue financial hardship. To that end we have lowered the standard cap on deductions from Universal Credit twice over recent years, firstly fr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-20/HL1961
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1491248
- uk · wq-1491248 · source updated 28 July 2022