Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of claimants receiving overlapping payments of both universal credit and housing benefit; and if he will make a statement.

Justin Tomlinson

Since April 2013, arrangements have been in place to identify potential overlapping payments between Universal Credit Live Service and Housing Benefit. Any cases identified are referred to Universal Credit for resolution with the appropriate Local Authority.