Universal Credit: Deductions
(asked on 23rd March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that deductions to Universal Credit payments are capped at no more than 25 per cent.
This question was answered on 6th April 2022
In April 2021 we reduced the standard cap rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 30% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance enabling them to take home more of the award. These changes were brought forward from October 2021(March 2020 Budget) to April 2021 and supported Universal Credit claimants to manage financial difficulties.