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1665310

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the last three months for which data is available per constituency; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions in each constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	203043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency, monthly from April 2019 to May 2023</p><p> </p><p>The additional information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:47:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1665311

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available per constituency; what was the (a) average and (b) total sum of deduction per constituency; what proportion of deductions were used to repay advance payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	203044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact the DWP Debt Management Team if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, or a temporary suspension, depending on their financial circumstances.</p><p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in May 2023 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p><p>Data for May 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available Universal Credit Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/10/2023 13:53:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ203044_DataTable.xlsx title 203044 data table
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1648879

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much on average was deducted in each constituency; what the total sum was of deductions in each constituency; and what proportion of each of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	191819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact the DWP Debt Management Team if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, or a temporary suspension, depending on their financial circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p> </p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in February 2023 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>Data for February 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available Universal Credit Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:48:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ191819 Data Table.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1648880

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the last three months for which data is available by constituency; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions in each constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	191820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency, monthly from April 2019 to February 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The additional information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:43:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1625890

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of deductions in each constituency; and what proportion of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p> </p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in November 2022 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/05/2023 08:38:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612776

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments were in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182010 182011 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612777

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average monthly third party deduction taken from Universal Credit payments was in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182009 182011 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612779

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the last 12 months for which data is available, what was the average monthly deduction taken from Universal Credit payments specifically for Council Tax purposes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182009 182010 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1603588

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions by constituency in the last three months for which data is available; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions by constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	163835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest monthly statistics, taken from Stat-Xplore, on the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction, by Westminster parliamentary constituency, for September to November 2022, are provided in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>The additional information requested for (a) and (b) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/03/2023 14:57:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1600855

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of deductions in each constituency; and what proportion of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	156979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a payment due in November 2022 by Parliamentary Constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for November 2022 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/03/2023 17:02:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Spreadsheet.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens