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Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: Deductions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit payments were subject to a deduction for council tax arrears.

Answer

In May 2019, 54,000 (3%) Universal Credit payments were subject to a deduction for council tax arrears.

Notes:

  1. The number of deductions is rounded to the nearest 1000
  2. The proportion is rounded to the nearest %


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286084
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Deductions Council tax Arrears Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk