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Written question tabled by Ruth George (Labour) on Thursday, 5 September 2019, in the House of Commons for the Department for Work and Pensions. It is due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 September 2019 (named day).


Universal Credit: Fraud

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in cases where a person who is a victim of a third-party universal credit claim has been returned to legacy benefits, what legal basis her Department uses to decide whether the victim is liable to pay back the fraudulently-claimed universal credit advance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
287633
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fraud Victims Repayments Universal credit
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk