Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111314

Social Rented Housing: Maladministration

Tabled: 5 February 2026

Answered: 11 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of administrative errors made by social housing providers when a resident transitions from Housing Credit to Universal Credit.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The verification process to assure that the correct housing amount is included in the Universal Credit Award provides opportunities for claimants to challenge the amount, should they disagree with the amount verified as correct by their Landlord/Housing P...

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