Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether he is aware of Universal Credit claims leading to overpayments of Tax Credits due to delays in the Universal Credit claim notification process by his Department to HMRC. Minister for Communities: HMRC have not advised my Department of any issues relating to Tax … Continue reading AQW 20345/22-27 – Universal Credit claim notification process
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what legislative provision is being developed to compensate previous Tax Credit recipients who are financially worse off after making a claim to Universal Credit due to change of circumstances resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic. Minister for Communities: I can assure you that my officials … Continue reading AQW 4451/17-22 – tax Credit Compensation
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone has written to Minister for Communities, Deirdre Hargey, to seek protections for people who applied for Universal Credit in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis. The Mid Ulster MLA said, "I had become aware of a significant number of cases where people in employment and receiving Tax … Continue reading McGlone asks Minister to introduce Universal Credit mitigation measures
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