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Universal Credit

Asked by Dave DooganScottish National PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 96192

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information received from HMRC regarding earnings is accurate and that any errors are identified and corrected swiftly, so that Universal Credit claima

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

HMRC has the responsibility to ensure employers report earnings information accurately and timeously.DWP has a process to ensure any inaccurate data is corrected as soon as is possible.

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