United Kingdom · Question · Written question
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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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
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/45229
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1503543
- uk · wq-1503543 · source updated 13 September 2022