United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 49018
Universal Credit
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19 May 2020
Last action
3 June 2020 · Answer
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3 June 2020
Summary
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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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
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-19/49018
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1197016
- uk · wq-1197016 · source updated 3 June 2020