United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 45964
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
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12 May 2020
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19 May 2020 · Answer
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19 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for backdating universal credit payments to include people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
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12 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for backdating universal credit payments to include people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
19 May 2020
Answer
As Universal Credit claims can be made online or, where needed, by calling the Universal Credit helpline, most claims will not require backdating. However, backdating, up to a maximum of one month, is available where the circumstances are such that someon...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-12/45964
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1195135
- uk · wq-1195135 · source updated 19 May 2020