The chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee has
asked how the government will decide if a Universal Credit claimant is in
“immediate need” for a same-day payment. Labour MP Frank Field has written to
David Gauke, secretary of state for work and pensions, following his speech at
the Conservative Party conference where he said that claimants in “immediate
need” will be able to receive a same-day payment to cover their living costs
before their Universal Credit payment arrives in their bank account. Read the
letter on the Parliament website.
