Question follow-through · 128235
Universal Credit: Deductions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion of these households were subject to the maximum percent
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion of these households were subject to the maximum percent
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The requested information can be found in the published Universal Credit deductions statistics, December 2024 to November 2025, supplementary data Table1 and Table2, available here: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 8 January 2026 - GOV.UK. Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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