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UIN 45229

Social Security Benefits: Debts

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2 September 2022

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13 September 2022 · Answer

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13 September 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to pause deductions from benefit payments which aim to recover a claimant's debts.

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  1. 2 September 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to pause deductions from benefit payments which aim to recover a claimant's debts.

    Source: Commons

  2. 13 September 2022

    Answer

    Whilst there are currently no plans to suspend recovery of benefit debts, DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt repayments. In April 2021, we reduced the cap on standard deductions to 25% of a claimant’s Universa...

    Source: Written answer

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