Universal Credit
(asked on 8th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a breakdown of the reasons for Universal Credit deductions to awards for claimants.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Below are the liabilities or debts for which a Universal Credit deduction can be made:
Deduction Type |
Benefit Transfer Advance |
Budgeting Advance |
Change of Circumstances Advance |
New Claim Advance |
DWP Benefit Fraud Overpayments |
DWP Benefit Overpayments |
DWP Recoverable Hardship Payments |
Housing Benefit and DWP Administrative Penalties |
Housing Benefit and DWP Civil Penalties |
Housing Benefit Fraud Overpayment |
Housing Benefit Overpayment |
Social Fund Loans |
Tax Credit Overpayments |
Child Maintenance |
Council Tax Arrears |
Electricity Arrears |
Electricity Ongoing Consumption |
Eligible Loan Arrears |
Fines |
Gas Arrears |
Gas Ongoing Consumption |
Home Office Integration Loan Arrears |
Rent or Service Charge Arrears |
Water Arrears |
Water Ongoing Consumption |