questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available are undergoing a third party deduction for the purpose of paying a court fine.
answerText: Around 250,000 Universal Credit households had at least one third party deduction for court fines in the quarter ending in November 2025.  Notes:1. Figures have been calculated by identifying Universal Credit households with at least one thirdparty deduct...
heading: Universal Credit: Deductions