United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 88884
Universal Credit: Overpayments
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16 November 2022
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22 November 2022 · Answer
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22 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has used its discretionary waiver for Universal Credit overpayments in the last year.
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16 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has used its discretionary waiver for Universal Credit overpayments in the last year.
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22 November 2022
Answer
The Department for Work and Pensions waived 25 Universal Credit overpayments in the last year.Waivers are only granted in exceptional circumstances, usually where the recovery of the overpayment is causing substantial medical and/or financial hardship, an...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-16/88884
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1543056
- uk · wq-1543056 · source updated 22 November 2022