Universal Credit
Commons · Question 11088 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to (a) replace new Universal Credit claim (i) advance and (ii) benefit transfer loans with new claim grants and (b) to write off overpayments made in error.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Oct 2024
As not all new UC customers require the same level of immediate support, replacing every new customer’s advance with a UC grant would lead to significantly increased expenditure and the potential for increased fraud and error in the social security system...