Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 92572
Property: Universal Credit
Tabled: 19 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Neil Coyle
Labour — Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking Unique Property Reference Numbers to Universal Credit claims to help tackle fraud.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Department is considering external data sources, including Unique Property Reference Numbers, that could be used to help address fraud and error that occurs in Universal Credit.