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UIN 49018

Universal Credit

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 May 2020

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3 June 2020 · Answer

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3 June 2020

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the requirement for advanced payments under universal credit to be repaid to her Department, for what reason her Department does not treat those advanced payments as a loan for the pur

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  1. 19 May 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the requirement for advanced payments under universal credit to be repaid to her Department, for what reason her Department does not treat those advanced payments as a loan for the pur

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 June 2020

    Answer

    Accounting regulations would not allow us to treat UC Advances as loans as they are not loans and so are not recognised as loans.Advances are a mechanism for getting claimants faster access to their entitlement; allowing claimants to receive 13 payments o...

    Source: Written answer

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