Universal Credit: Payments
(asked on 8th March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the maximum period is for which a back payment can be made on universal credit.
This question was answered on 11th March 2016
The maximum period by which a claim can be backdated is one calendar month from the date of claim. Backdating is only possible in exceptional circumstances.