Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to ensure deductions from earnings cease promptly after a Universal Credit overpayment decision has been overturned.

Where a tribunal decision overturns a Universal Credit overpayment, the decision is implemented through established DWP appeals and decision-making processes. Any resulting change to the claimant’s liability is recorded on the relevant systems and shared with Debt Management, enabling recovery action, including deductions from earnings, to be updated or ceased promptly, where appropriate.