Claim: At the beginning of this year only 55% of people were getting their first payment on time, now that is over 80%.
Fact-check: Is Universal Credit being paid on time? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, for areas where universal credit is fully available. for all universal credit claims the figures were 65% in january and 76% in june.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood
Date published: 2017-10-11T00:00:00