Question follow-through · 100005
Universal Credit: Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the sum of money was resulting from a) deductions and b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit claims in Truro and Falmouth constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the sum of money was resulting from a) deductions and b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit claims in Truro and Falmouth constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Dec 2025
Answer published
a) The Deductions policy in Universal Credit (UC) is to support customers by providing a repayment method for arrears of essential services, such as, housing, electricity, and gas and enable customers with a child maintenance liability meet their obligati...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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