Universal Credit
Commons · Question 5925 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for new claims for Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Jun 2026
Monthly Universal Credit payment timeliness statistics for new claims are published in UC Households 6 - Payment Timeliness New Claims table in the Households on Universal Credit dataset on Stat-Xplore, and are currently available to February 2026. Users ...