Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90547

Rented Housing: Universal Credit

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the impact of 53 week rent-years on rent payment schedules for Universal Credit claimants; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that pay

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks. The legitimacy of this approach was confirmed by the High Court having been tested via a judicial review. Every five or six years, weekly tenants may have a rent charging year...

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