Universal Credit: Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has identified processing errors where housing cost increases under Universal Credit have resulted in a reduction of a claimant's payment.

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Timeline

1. 6 July 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has identified processing errors where housing cost increases under Universal Credit have resulted in a reduction of a claimant's payment.

   Source: Commons

2. 15 July 2026

   Answer

   The Department has not identified processing errors that have caused increases in eligible housing costs under Universal Credit to reduce a claimant’s overall award.

   Source: Written answer

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