Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Jobcentre Plus offices which accepted claims for Universal Credit before 1 January 2018 no longer accept claims for Universal Credit as a result of the closure of the live service.

Offices still to roll out the Universal Credit full service are listed below in the attached excel table.

From 1 January 2018:

The shortest time before a site will get Universal Credit full service is 37 calendar days (5 weeks & 2 days) – delivery at these offices commences on 7 February 2018.

The average time to getting Universal Credit full service is 191 calendar days (27 weeks & 2 days).

The longest time before a site gets the Universal Credit full service is 345 calendar days (49 weeks & 2 days) – delivery at these offices commences on 12 December 2018.