Universal Credit
(asked on 24th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants had their Universal Credit reduced due to a historical overpayment of tax credits due to an error made by an official in the last 12 months.
This question was answered on 29th March 2023
Tax Credit overpayments deemed by HMRC to be caused by official error are not transferred to the DWP for recovery where a customer makes a claim for Universal Credit.