Universal Credit: PAYE

(asked on 1st December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department takes steps relating to the PAYE RTI data it receives from HM Revenue and Customs to safeguard universal credit claimants from data error.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 6th December 2016

A number of processes are in place to deal with inaccurate data from employers. DWP and HMRC analysts continually monitor the RTI data received, looking for trends, patterns and causes. Both Departments then work together with employers and partners such as software developers and payroll bureaux to improve the quality of the data. This work supplements the bacs payment validation process.

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