Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 120015
Universal Credit
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 115912 on Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services, how many claimants have been put into housing arrears as a result of being migrated from ESA
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department does not hold the requested data. When someone transitions from Housing Benefit their first payment of Universal Credit will be made 5 weeks later. To help bridge this gap, an additional payment of two week’s Housing Benefit is made, result...
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