United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8327
Universal Credit
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27 January 2020
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30 January 2020 · Answer
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30 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the five-week wait for a first payment of universal credit on levels of foodbank use.
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27 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the five-week wait for a first payment of universal credit on levels of foodbank use.
Source: Commons
30 January 2020
Answer
No one has to wait five weeks for their first payment of Universal Credit. New claim advances are available to support those in financial need until their first payment is made. The Department has learnt from where we did not get things right in the past ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-27/8327
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1173680
- uk · wq-1173680 · source updated 30 January 2020