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Universal Credit: Deductions

Commons · Question 48931 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Kirsty Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Public Law Project report entitled From pillar to post: barriers to dealing with deductions from Universal Credit, published on 19 September 2024, what steps her Department is taki

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 6 May 2025

DWP strives to set affordable and sustainable repayment plans and encourages customers to make contact if they are unable to afford the proposed repayment rate. When a customer makes contact because they are experiencing financial hardship, the rate of re...