| Heading: |
Universal Credit |
| Question ID: |
1788031 |
| UIN: |
40875 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5073 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Marie Goldman
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Marie Goldman
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the universal credit assessment period; and whether she plans to change the frequency of that assessment. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-31 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The first payment of Universal Credit is usually made around five weeks after the claim is made. The first calendar month is the initial assessment period, during which information is verified to ensure accurate payments. At the end of that period, entitl... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |