Universal Credit: Housing
(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2018 to Question 159621 Universal Credit: Housing, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants with a rent liability received their first payment of housing costs within two months of their date of claim for each month since March 2018.
For claims to UC Full Service that were due a first payment in July 2018 (the most recent month for which data is available), and that were entitled to support for housing costs, 95% of claims received support for housing within 2 months of the date of claim.
Results for March 2018 to July 2018 are shown in the table below:
Month in which first UC payment due | Proportion of claims that were entitled to support for housing costs, which receive support for housing within 2 months of the date of claim |
March 2018 | 90% |
April 2018 | 90% |
May 2018 | 91% |
June 2018 | 93% |
July 2018 | 95% |
Notes:
These results can change retrospectively as further information is received.
There are a number of reasons payments may be delayed including failure by claimants to provide information or attend initial appointments.