Universal Credit
(asked on 2nd September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Social Security Advisory Committee on the requirement for national advice organisations to receive explicit consent from a claimant to assist with their universal credit claims.
This question was answered on 6th September 2019
The most recent discussions with SSAC took place on 12th July 2019 and 21st August 2019.
The Department is continuing to work with SSAC and third party organisations to understand how Universal Credit can support organisations who help our claimants.