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Universal Credit

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 13 April 2026UIN 123174

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how universal credit payments are being managed to ensure timely support.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The latest monthly statistics on payment timeliness are available in the Households on Universal Credit section of the official quarterly Universal Credit Statistics published on 17 February 2026, with more detailed statistics available in tables 5 and 6 of the Households on Universal Credit dataset on Stat-Xplore.

Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract information. There is also a Universal Credit Official Statistics: Stat-Xplore user guide.

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