Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the maximum period is for which a back payment can be made on universal credit.

Priti Patel

The maximum period by which a claim can be backdated is one calendar month from the date of claim. Backdating is only possible in exceptional circumstances.