Question follow-through · 60249

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of t

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 20 Jun 2025
Answer: 20 Jun 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

16 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of t
20 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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20 Jun 2025
Answer published
No assessment has been made. Universal Credit is paid for the whole month based on the circumstances on the last day of a customer’s Assessment Period (AP). In the sad circumstances where a customer dies, and the death occurs before the last day of the As...

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