Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100005

Universal Credit: Truro and Falmouth

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the sum of money was resulting from a) deductions and b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit claims in Truro and Falmouth constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
a) The Deductions policy in Universal Credit (UC) is to support customers by providing a repayment method for arrears of essential services, such as, housing, electricity, and gas and enable customers with a child maintenance liability meet their obligati...

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