Universal Credit

(asked on 26th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of repayment schedules for advance payments awarded to people awaiting their first universal credit claim have been timetabled to (a) one to three months, (b) four to six months, (c) seven to nine months and (d) 10-12 months by Jobcentre Plus district in the most recent period for which figures are available.


Answered by
Alok Sharma Portrait
Alok Sharma
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 1st July 2019

The repayment schedule for an advance payment is agreed by the claimant.

The information requested is provided in the attached table which gives the proportion of repayment schedules for new claim and benefit transfer advances by Jobcentre Plus district.

From October 2021 we will be increasing the recovery period for advances from 12 to 16 months, further supporting those in financial need.

Notes:

The figures relate to Universal Credit full service only

The figures are rounded to the nearest %

The proportions are based on those advances paid between March 18 and February 2019

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