Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to prevent employer’s (a) late and (b) inaccurate reporting of PAYE through real time information causing errors in the amount of universal credit received by that employer’s employees.

Priti Patel

DWP and HMRC analyse and monitor both the timeliness and accuracy of reported PAYE information. HMRC apply risk based penalties to encourage filing compliance. DWP passes queries about earnings from claimants to an HMRC team who contact employers, software developers and employer’s agents to ascertain the actual position in disputed cases and to educate them on the importance of timely and accurate data.