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Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, HC 62, whether the exercise to correct National Insurance records for recipients of Universal Credit has been completed in line wit

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
29 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, HC 62, whether the exercise to correct National Insurance records for recipients of Universal Credit has been completed in line wit

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The exercise was completed by 31st May 2024 ensuring all National Insurance records were corrected within the expected timetable with the data shared with HMRC. As stated when the issue was originally raised, relatively few cases, with benefits already in...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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