AQW 44738/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department ensures coordination with other public bodies when changes to a Universal Credit claim result in reassessments across multiple systems.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 April 2026

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Tabled
24 April 2026
Answer due by
12 May 2026
Answered
8 May 202614 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

The Universal Credit system automatically updates citizen information through a central Customer Information System, alerts may be issued to other benefit systems depending on the change reported. Processes are also in place to gather and exchange further information with other systems, if required, to support reassessments.

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