Universal Credit: Housing

(asked on 19th January 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a universal credit applicant who does not receive the housing part in their first payment due to lack of evidence provided in their application will receive a backdated payment upon receipt of the correct document.


Answered by
Priti Patel Portrait
Priti Patel
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
This question was answered on 22nd January 2016

Once all the relevant information is received, a backdated payment of the housing element can be made.

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