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Universal Credit: Deductions

Asked by Sir Mel StrideConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 128235

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion of these households were subject to the maximum percentage reduction of 15%.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The requested information can be found in the published Universal Credit deductions statistics, December 2024 to November 2025, supplementary data Table1 and Table2, available here: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 8 January 2026 - GOV.UK.

The next release of these statistics is on Tuesday 12 May 2026, Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026 - Official statistics announcement - GOV.UK

Further release dates are published here: universal credit - Research and statistics - GOV.UK

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