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<p>We have no plans to do this. Our focus remains firmly on ensuring that millions
of new and existing claimants continue to receive their payments on time, and that
we do everything possible to support people back into work where it is right to do
so.</p><p> </p><p>Nobody has to wait for five weeks for a Universal Credit (UC) payment.
New Claims Advances are available which allow claimants to receive up to 100 per cent
of their estimated UC payment upfront so that new claimants will receive their annual
award over 13 payments during their first year, instead of 12. These advances are
not loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has announced that from October 2021, the
maximum recovery period is increasing from 12 to 24 months for new claim and benefit
transfer advances and that we are reducing the normal maximum level of deductions
from a claimant’s UC Standard Allowance to 25 per cent, down from 30 per cent.</p><p>
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