Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 27071

Universal Credit: Disability

Tabled: 28 January 2025

Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that Universal Credit advisers are aware that payments should be backdated when a change of circumstances relates to the award of a disability benefit.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

All DWP new entrant work coaches and case managers receive job role specific technical learning, which covers backdating. As changes of circumstances are notified, the Universal Credit system calculates many payments due automatically. Case Managers are s...

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