United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 120015
Universal Credit
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11 March 2026
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23 March 2026 · Answer
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23 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 115912 on Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services, how many claimants have been put into housing arrears as a result of being migrated from ESA
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11 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 115912 on Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services, how many claimants have been put into housing arrears as a result of being migrated from ESA
Source: Commons
23 March 2026
Answer
The Department does not hold the requested data. When someone transitions from Housing Benefit their first payment of Universal Credit will be made 5 weeks later. To help bridge this gap, an additional payment of two week’s Housing Benefit is made, result...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-11/120015
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1889975
- uk · wq-1889975 · source updated 23 March 2026