Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord German (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 24 November 2014.
Universal Credit
- Question
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My Lords, universal credit is paid monthly and usually includes rent, which is quite a substantial slab of money. Can my noble friend tell us what progress he has made with the banks and credit unions to ensure that transactional bank accounts are available to people, so that they may take advantage of direct debits and standing orders?
- Answer
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We have a very active programme working with the banks to ensure that they provide services for the clients who are on universal credit. An exercise is currently going through to expand the ability of credit unions to provide these kinds of facilities by giving them a common banking platform.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 757 c671
- Session
- 2014-15
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Universal credit
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