Claim: More people are getting advance payments on Universal Credit.
Fact-check: Are more people being paid an advance on their Universal Credit? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. advances made on the first payment of new universal credit claims increased from 30% of claims in may 2016 to 52% in july 2017.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood
Date published: 2017-10-18T00:00:00