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Jessica Morden

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Monday 21st May 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alok Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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Budgeting loans are indeed available, but under universal credit we also have budgeting advances. If my hon. Friend has any specific cases she wishes to raise, I would be happy to talk to her about them.

Jessica Morden Portrait Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)
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Constituents who cannot afford a driving licence or a passport cannot do an initial online verification of their universal credit claim, meaning that they have to wait up to two weeks in order to be seen for a personal appointment. That is driving people to see loan sharks in some cases, so will the Minister look at it?

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I will look at it, but if the hon. Lady would come forward with specific cases, that would make it easier.

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