Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 126675

Universal Credit: Deductions

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available are undergoing a third party deduction for the purpose of paying a court fine.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Around 250,000 Universal Credit households had at least one third party deduction for court fines in the quarter ending in November 2025. Notes:1. Figures have been calculated by identifying Universal Credit households with at least one thirdparty deduct...

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