Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will assess the potential merits of requiring an entry to be made in the journals of universal credit claimants' journals to confirm (a) the date on which payments made under Alternative Payment Arrangements are made to the landlord, (b) the amount paid and (c) the assessment period it represents.

There are no plans to assess the potential merits of entering information about alternative payment arrangements into claimants’ journals. The Universal Credit statement is the appropriate mechanism for detailing these payments. The journal is primarily used to support work search activity.

Where housing costs are paid direct to a claimant’s landlord, the amount paid is shown on the claimant’s statement. The date of the payment and the assessment period to which it relates are also shown on the claimant’s statement.