Universal Credit: Deductions
(asked on 25th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households claiming Universal Credit had a deduction in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
This question was answered on 9th May 2023
The primary aim of the Universal Credit deductions policy is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. In recent years, the standard UC deduction cap has been reduced twice – from 40% to 30% of the Standard Allowance in October 2019, and down to 25% in April 2021.
The requested information is provided in the separate spreadsheet.