Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many alternative payment arrangements have been made in each month since April 2013.

The latest available information on alternative payment arrangements can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-statistics-on-alternative-payment-arrangements.

The latest available information on managed payments to landlords can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-29-apr-2013-to-10-aug-2017.