Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information received from HMRC regarding earnings is accurate and that any errors are identified and corrected swiftly, so that Universal Credit claimants are not left without support as a result of inaccurate data.

HMRC has the responsibility to ensure employers report earnings information accurately and timeously.

DWP has a process to ensure any inaccurate data is corrected as soon as is possible.