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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-12more like thismore than 2020-05-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for backdating universal credit payments to include people affected by the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Arfon more like this
tabling member printed
Hywel Williams more like this
uin 45964 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-19more like thismore than 2020-05-19
answer text <p>As Universal Credit claims can be made online or, where needed, by calling the Universal Credit helpline, most claims will not require backdating. However, backdating, up to a maximum of one month, is available where the circumstances are such that someone could not reasonably have been expected to claim earlier including due to illness, disability or an official computer system failure.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-19T13:42:31.577Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-19T13:42:31.577Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
1397
label Biography information for Hywel Williams more like this