PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit (9 October 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the funding allocated to Citizens Advice for universal support services will include support for a claim for universal credit after that claim has been made.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

As part of our new partnership announced earlier this month, Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland will help claimants with making and managing their claims, and will help to identify whether any other support is needed. This partnership will ensure our claimants get the best possible support to claim Universal Credit.

Until March 2019, Citizens Advice will be developing their support alongside the support currently offered by local authorities. The Department will work with Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland between now and April to ensure that Universal Support is accessible across the country, and is ready to deliver a consistent and reliable service from 1 April 2019.

Answered by:
Lord Sharma (Conservative)
17 October 2018