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registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to determine the repayment rates for Advance Payments awarded to people struggling financially who are in receipt of universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis remove filter
uin 183941 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Universal Credit advances must be repaid in either a maximum of 12 months (for new claim, benefit transfer and budgeting advances) or 6 months (for a change of circumstances advances). The amount of the advance awarded is divided by either up to 6 or 12 to get the appropriate monthly repayment rate.</p><p> </p><p>This is explained in the advance award discussion with the claimant to make sure they can afford to repay the advance. However, if a claimant wishes, they can pay it back in less than the maximum number of months available, as long as the monthly repayment does not exceed the maximum repayment rate of a claimant’s standard allowance, which as a result of the 2018 Autumn Budget will be reduced from 40% to 30%.</p><p> </p><p>If during the recovery of an advance the claimant experiences an unforeseen expense that would cause them or their family genuine hardship if they were required to continue to repay the advance, then they can be offered a deferral period of the repayment of the advance of up to 3 months for a new claim, benefit transfer or change of circumstance advance and up to 6 months for a budgeting advance.</p>
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-30T18:07:05.587Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-30T18:07:05.587Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
994668
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department have any plans to amend the qualifying criteria for the home work capability assessment for people suffering from mental health concerns. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis remove filter
uin 183993 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Work is ongoing with the Work Capability Assessment provider to fully review their process for dealing with requests for a home visit. This review will consider all aspects of the process, including how claimants requiring a home visit can be identified more effectively at the beginning of the process, the ease with which a claimant can request a visit, and how we can make more efficient use of existing evidence to support the decision on whether a home visit is required.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-30T10:50:07.037Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-30T10:50:07.037Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
994670
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Work Capability Assessment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments were conducted at home for people suffering from (a) mental illnesses and (b) physical illnesses in (i) Barnsley, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England in each year for which information is available. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis remove filter
uin 183995 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Information is not held by mental or physical illness, nor is it broken down by specific location. To obtain this information would involve disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>From May 2015 to September 2018 there have been 18,599 Home Visits for Work Capability Assessments conducted throughout England.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-30T16:55:17.33Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-30T16:55:17.33Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this