Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had deductions from their universal credit of (a) 20 per cent for a single debt as a result of (i) a utility company bill, (ii) council tax arrears and (iii) other liabilities and (b) 30 per cent for two such debts.

The Department does not have access to data outlining third party deductions by deduction type. As such, to provide this data would incur disproportionate cost.