| Heading: |
Universal Credit: Disability |
| Question ID: |
1759512 |
| UIN: |
27071 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5344 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ben Coleman
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| Asking Member handle: |
ChelFulhamBen
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@ChelFulhamBen
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that Universal Credit advisers are aware that payments should be backdated when a change of circumstances relates to the award of a disability benefit. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
All DWP new entrant work coaches and case managers receive job role specific technical learning, which covers backdating. As changes of circumstances are notified, the Universal Credit system calculates many payments due automatically. Case Managers are s... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |