Universal Credit: Carers

(asked on 25th April 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that single household payments of Universal Credit are paid into the main caregiver’s account.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
This question was answered on 2nd May 2024

A prompt on the online Universal Credit application form, suggests that the customer uses the bank, building society or credit union account details for the carer who spends the most time looking after the children.

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