Universal Credit: Monthly Assessment Period

Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 27 January 2020.

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Photo of Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Opposition Whip (Commons)

Salary payments that do not align with assessment periods have caused real problems for my constituents, not only in respect of the actual money that they receive but in respect of cash flow. Why will the Government not follow the recommendation of Unison and the Child Poverty Action Group and allow people to adjust the dates of their assessment period when they are paid very close to the end of the month?