United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3194
Universal Credit: Payments
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18 May 2021
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24 May 2021 · Answer
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24 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the five-week wait for universal credit payments; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the time taken to receive such payments and t
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18 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the five-week wait for universal credit payments; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the time taken to receive such payments and t
Source: Commons
24 May 2021
Answer
Nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit (UC). Urgent payments are available which allows claimants to receive up to 100% of their estimated UC payment upfront. These payments are designed to ensure that the most vulnerable claimants receive t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-18/3194
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1315840
- uk · wq-1315840 · source updated 24 May 2021