Universal Credit: Housing
2026-07-05 · Department for Work and Pensions · 16299 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has identified processing errors where housing cost increases under Universal Credit have resulted in a reduction of a claimant's payment.
Answer
The Department has not identified processing errors that have caused increases in eligible housing costs under Universal Credit to reduce a claimant’s overall award.