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Question follow-through · 1966

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship, (b) debt and (c) eviction risks for households using housing b

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
5 Aug 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship, (b) debt and (c) eviction risks for households using housing b

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    The DWP started sending Migration Notices to Housing Benefit only customers from 17 July 2024 and is committed to ensuring that the transition to Universal Credit works as smoothly as possible for all individuals. DWP has processes in place within Univers...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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