Question follow-through · 118296
Universal Credit: Debt Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department cross-checks identity information with (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) other government databases before initiating debt recovery action relating to Universal Credit.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department cross-checks identity information with (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) other government databases before initiating debt recovery action relating to Universal Credit.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
This department is committed to fairness in debt recovery and will always work with people to ensure that any recovery activity does not cause hardship or is unfairly detrimental. Identity checks are undertaken by DWP at the point a customer makes a benef...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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