Universal Credit

(asked on 19th January 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Margaret Greenwood Portrait
Margaret Greenwood
(Labour - Wirral West)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants for universal credit were paid an advance of the value of (a) less than £50, (b) £50.01-£100, (c) £100.01-£150, (d) £150.01-£200, (e) £200.01-£250, (f) £250.01-£300, (g) £300.01-£350, (h) £350.01-£400, (i) £400.01-£450, (j) £450.01-£500, (k) £500.01-£550, (l) £550.01-£600 and (m) greater than £600 in each month from 5 June 2017 up to and including 31 December 2017.

Answered by
Lord Sharma Portrait
Lord Sharma
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

The table below shows the value of advances awarded to individual Full Service claims over the period requested. Each claim can include more than one claimant.

17-Jun

17-Jul

17-Aug

17-Sep

17-Oct

17-Nov

Less than £50

90

110

130

170

220

290

£50.01-£100

750

840

1,020

1,110

1,360

1,740

£100.01-£150

1,520

1,690

2,050

2,280

2,950

4,030

£150.01-£200

2,040

2,210

2,820

2,840

3,950

6,150

£200.01-£250

610

600

750

870

1,090

1,580

£250.01-£300

1,140

1,250

1,600

1,700

2,340

3,210

£300.01-£350

1,190

1,380

1,710

1,670

2,400

3,650

£350.01-£400

670

720

910

920

1,250

1,880

£400.01-£450

300

370

430

450

620

1,060

£450.01-£500

570

650

820

840

1,060

1,650

£500.01-£550

230

300

350

370

550

880

£550.01-£600

300

390

440

430

620

930

Greater than £600

1,090

1,350

1,610

1,650

2,330

3,520

Notes:

The data shows the total value of ‘New Claim’, ‘Benefit Transfer’, ‘Change of Circumstance’ and ‘Budgeting’ advances awarded to a Full Service claim.

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