Universal Credit
(asked on 23rd February 2021) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate adequate funding in Budget 2021 to end the five week wait for universal credit.
This question was answered on 1st March 2021
No one has to wait five weeks for financial support when they make a claim for Universal Credit. Advance payments are available within days of making a new claim to ensure that families have money to support them through the period until their first full monthly payment.
Claimants moving from DWP legacy benefit and Housing Benefit are also eligible for a ‘run-on’ payment of up to two weeks of extra support when they move to Universal Credit.