Social Security Benefits: Administrative Delays

(asked on 17th July 2017) - View Source

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 assist households facing financial difficulties as a result of the time taken to process social security applications and payments.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 20th July 2017

Claimants can request a Short Term Benefit Advance or a Universal Credit Advance before they receive their first payment of benefit.

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