United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 28294
Social Security Benefits
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6 July 2021
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14 July 2021 · Answer
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14 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide support to families required to make repayments as a result of being overpaid by her Department in error.
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6 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide support to families required to make repayments as a result of being overpaid by her Department in error.
Source: Commons
14 July 2021
Answer
Following the introduction of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act, all overpayments of Universal Credit and new style benefits paid in excess of entitlement are recoverable. Where recovery is made by deduction from Universal Credit, there is a limit placed on the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-06/28294
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1344075
- uk · wq-1344075 · source updated 14 July 2021