Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60249
Universal Credit
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Luke Myer
Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of t
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo assessment has been made. Universal Credit is paid for the whole month based on the circumstances on the last day of a customer’s Assessment Period (AP). In the sad circumstances where a customer dies, and the death occurs before the last day of the As...
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