Question follow-through · 27326
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Debt Management and debt recovery of making advance payments to Universal Credit claimants before the conclusion of their assessment period.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Debt Management and debt recovery of making advance payments to Universal Credit claimants before the conclusion of their assessment period.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
New Claim Advances give customers the option to spread twenty-five Universal Credit payments over twenty-four months, giving them more flexibility over the payments of their Universal Credit award. Advances are not considered a loan so no interest is char...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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