United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 27034
Universal Credit
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9 March 2020
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19 March 2020 · Answer
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19 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has used its discretionary waiver in respect of universal credit overpayments as a result of Departmental error in each of the last three years.
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9 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times her Department has used its discretionary waiver in respect of universal credit overpayments as a result of Departmental error in each of the last three years.
Source: Commons
19 March 2020
Answer
Waivers can only be granted by the Secretary of State where the recovery of an overpayment is causing substantial medical and/or financial hardship, and clear evidence of this can be provided. The discretion to waive benefit overpayments can only be exerc...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-09/27034
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1183696
- uk · wq-1183696 · source updated 19 March 2020