Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60310

Universal Credit: Landlords

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of Universal Credit on the level of payments made to private landlords.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Department does not hold data on the level of payments made by claimants to private landlords, either under Universal Credit or legacy benefits. Wh...

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