Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered on 5 June 2023.
Jon Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households applied for an advance payment of Universal Credit in each of the last 12 months for which this data is available.
Jon Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people and (b) children lived in households which applied for an advance payment of Universal Credit in each of the last 12 months for which this data is available.
Jon Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of households applying for Universal Credit applied for an advance payment in each of the last 12 months for which this data is available.
Guy Opperman
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Applications for a Universal Credit advance can be made in several ways: in person, by telephone and online. To identify and collate the total number of applications made would incur disproportionate cost.
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