Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Timms and Adam Dance

Monday 29th June 2026 Commons Chamber

[Adam Dance (Yeovil) (LD)]

T6. The universal credit team have admitted that they made the wrong decision on whether my constituent had to pay the bedroom tax for a room to care for his son, but they have only backdated payments to 25 May 2025, rather than 1 July 2024. Can the Minister ensure that my constituent gets a full refund, and set out how we are going to stop future errors on universal credit decisions?

[Sir Stephen Timms]

There is a limit on how far back applications can be backdated, but if the hon. Gentleman would like to drop me a line with the details, I will make sure that we have a good look at the case he raises.