United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 6774
Universal Credit
Introduced
22 January 2020
Last action
3 February 2020 · Answer
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3 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform calculation of monthly equivalents for universal credit claimants with weekly rent liabilities by multiplying the weekly rent by the (a) number
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22 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform calculation of monthly equivalents for universal credit claimants with weekly rent liabilities by multiplying the weekly rent by the (a) number
Source: Commons
3 February 2020
Answer
Neither tenants or landlords lose a week’s rent in a 53 weekly rent payment year as has been alleged; no year contains 53 weeks. The problem is alignment between weekly and monthly cycles. Each month the UC housing element is a constant figure but claiman...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-22/6774
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1172687
- uk · wq-1172687 · source updated 3 February 2020