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<p>The information requested for the percentage of Universal Credit claims not paid
in full on time is in the table below and was taken from statistics we published on
payment timeliness in November 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>August
2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion
of paid Universal Credit claims that were not paid in full on time (all claims)</strong><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>6
per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion
of paid Universal Credit claims that were not paid in full on time (new claims)</strong><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>16
per cent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> Universal Credit
entitlement is calculated over monthly Assessment Periods. Claims which are paid on
time will receive payment by the payment due date, which is 7 days after an Assessment
Period ends.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it
is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment
or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding
verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>We plan to publish updated official statistics on the number of Universal
Credit claims that have been paid on time. This data is currently going through quality
assurance clearance procedures in line with the Official Statistics publication standard.</p><p>
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