United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12286
Universal Credit
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4 February 2020
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12 February 2020 · Answer
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12 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to introduce a mechanism into universal credit to allow claimants to move their review date, in order to avoid fluctuations in their benefit payments when there is no chang
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4 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to introduce a mechanism into universal credit to allow claimants to move their review date, in order to avoid fluctuations in their benefit payments when there is no chang
Source: Commons
12 February 2020
Answer
Assessment periods allow for UC awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if a claimant’s income changes, they do not have to wait several months for a corresponding change in their UC award. Earnings are taken into account in the assessment...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-04/12286
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1176037
- uk · wq-1176037 · source updated 12 February 2020