Universal Credit
Commons · Question 49359 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Kirsty Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many waiver requests from overpayment recovery of Universal Credit were (a) recorded and (b) granted (i) in full and (ii) partially for (A) each of the last two calendar years and (B) the current ca
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 12 May 2025
In last year's Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) waivers were included as part of the losses and special payments section on page 258: DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK. Information regarding Secretary of State discretion to waive...