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Property: Universal Credit

Asked by Neil CoyleLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 92572

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking Unique Property Reference Numbers to Universal Credit claims to help tackle fraud.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department is considering external data sources, including Unique Property Reference Numbers, that could be used to help address fraud and error that occurs in Universal Credit.

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