United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 96945
Universal Credit: Overpayments
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29 September 2020
Last action
7 October 2020 · Answer
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7 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit overpayments have been caused by maladministration by her Department between April 2019 and April 2020.
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29 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit overpayments have been caused by maladministration by her Department between April 2019 and April 2020.
Source: Commons
7 October 2020
Answer
DWP is focused on paying people their correct entitlement and a quality checking regime is in place. However, there are occasions where administrative or ‘official errors’ have arisen from processing or delays, which we look to correct as quickly as possi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-29/96945
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1238854
- uk · wq-1238854 · source updated 7 October 2020