Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 34029

Universal Credit: Deductions

Tabled: 26 February 2025

Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the priority order of Universal Credit deductions; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that child maintenance payments have prio

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Government is committed to a sustainable long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes, and in support of this the Chancellor announced at the Autumn Budget, the Fair Repayment Rate (FRR), this measure is a permanent ch...

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