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Debate between Tom Brake and Lisa Forbes
Monday 7th October 2019

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tom Brake Portrait Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)
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9. What steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for universal credit claimants to receive their first payment.

Lisa Forbes Portrait Lisa Forbes (Peterborough) (Lab)
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23. What progress her Department is making on improving the timeliness of initial payments of universal credit.

Baroness Coffey Portrait The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey)
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Universal credit payment timeliness continues to improve and is near a record high, with the most recent data showing we paid 83% of new claims in full and on time.

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