Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Friday, 19 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Universal Credit: Fraud
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272738, what recourse is available to a member of a joint claim whose partner has deliberately prevented them from being made aware of a universal credit advance; and in what circumstances a member of a joint claim who was unaware of an advance of universal credit is no longer liable for repaying that advance.
- Answer
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Both members of a couple are given individual notice at the time of taking out the advance, via their Universal Credit (UC) journal, which includes the amount of the advance and of their liability to repay the advance. They will also be alerted individually to this UC Journal entry via the contact details provided for each claimant.
The Department will consider all reported cases on their own merits and decisions are made on the strength of any evidence provided.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 275668
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Subjects
- Fraud Payments Universal credit
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