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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-02-22more like thismore than 2022-02-22
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: Overpayments 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 her Department's policy is on resolving universal credit overpayments in the event that the overpayment is due to an error by her Department. more like this
tabling member constituency West Dorset more like this
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Chris Loder remove filter
uin 127540 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-28more like thismore than 2022-02-28
answer text <p>Where Official Error overpayments do occur in a very small number of cases, the introduction of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act means that all overpayments of Universal Credit are recoverable.</p><p>Where recovery is made by deduction from Universal Credit, there is a limit placed on the overall amount that can be deducted which is currently 25% of the Standard Allowance. Moreover, a priority order is applied, which determines the order in which deductions can be made, with ‘last resort’ deductions, such as rent or fuel costs, taking precedence.</p><p>Anyone with overpayment deductions who does experience financial hardship is encouraged to contact the Department’s Debt Management unit. Where a person cannot afford the proposed rate, a lower amount can be negotiated.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-28T16:03:29.35Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-28T16:03:29.35Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4751
label Biography information for Chris Loder more like this