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Applications for 'third party' deductions from Universal Credit

Creditors can use these forms to request a deduction from a claimant's Universal Credit to pay for arrears or fines. These are called 'third party deductions'.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 4 June 2015
• Last updated: 2 March 2025
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  1. 2 March 2025

     Added new versions of the following 3 forms: 'Council Tax: application for deductions from Universal Credit', 'Water (Scotland only): application for deductions from Universal Credit', and 'Court fines: application for deductions from Universal Credit'. The revised forms are labelled V3.0 Dec 2024.

  2. 26 May 2023

     Added a new version of the 'Water (in England and Wales), gas and electricity (throughout Great Britain): application for deductions from Universal Credit' form.

  3. 1 April 2023

     Published new version of 'Water (in England and Wales), gas and electricity (throughout Great Britain): application for deductions from Universal Credit' form.

  4. 25 June 2019

     Added separate forms to apply for deductions of different types of arrears.

  5. 4 June 2015

     First published.

Documents

Court fines: application for deductions from Universal Credit

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Council Tax: application for deductions from Universal Credit

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Water (in England and Wales), gas and electricity (throughout Great Britain): application for deductions from Universal Credit

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Water (Scotland only): application for deductions from Universal Credit

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Mortgage interest and owner-occupier service charges: application for deductions from Universal Credit

Ref: UC249

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Rent arrears: application for deductions from Universal Credit

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-landlord-request-for-a-managed-payment-or-rent-arrears-deduction

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There is a different form for landlords to use to request a deduction to cover rent arrears.

Creditors can use these forms to request a deduction from a claimant’s Universal Credit payment to pay:

• court fines
• Council Tax or Community Charge arrears
• water charges arrears (in England and Wales) or gas or electricity charges arrears (throughout Great Britain)
• water charges arrears (in Scotland)
• mortgage interest arrears or owner–occupier service charge arrears