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Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Monday, 3 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: PAYE

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of RTI data used in the calculation of awards of universal credit.

Answer

The vast majority of Universal Credit claimants’ (around 98%) claims are administered in real time and accurately. In cases that are affected by inaccurate RTI data, a manual intervention can be made to ensure that claimants receive their Universal Credit award, validated against their wage slips.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
196656
Session
2017-19
Subjects
PAYE Universal credit
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk