Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 97241
Universal Credit
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of Universal Credit advances that remain outstanding beyond 12 months.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsMost UC advances (new claims, benefit transfer and Budgeting Advances) have a maximum repayment period of 24 months except change of circumstances advances which have a maximum of 6 months.