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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-06-28
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report, Falling Through the Net, by the Child Poverty Action Group, published on 22 June 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 23143 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-06more like thismore than 2021-07-06
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department is committed to providing the best possible support for all Universal Credit (UC) claimants to meet their individual circumstances. Jobcentre and Service Centre staff undergo a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. Staff receive on-going learning in their roles and have access to guidance which is refreshed at regular intervals.</p><p>Every care is taken to prevent incorrect payments being made and to ensure that benefits are paid to the correct recipient; we are focused on paying people their correct entitlement from the outset of a claim. The vast majority of benefit expenditure is paid correctly, with front line staff working hard to prevent overpayments from occurring. We are constantly improving our processes and continue to invest in the use of data and analytics to identify fraud and error.</p><p>Following the introduction of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act, all overpayments of UC and new style benefits paid in excess of entitlement are recoverable. The Department seeks to recover benefit overpayments without creating undue financial hardship, and any person who does experience such hardship is encouraged to contact the Department’s Debt Management unit. Where a person cannot afford the proposed rate of repayment it may be possible to negotiate a lower repayment rate.</p><p>It is Government policy that individuals granted pre-settled status have the same access to benefits as they did prior to the introduction of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). They will satisfy the right to reside element of the Habitual Residence Test and can access benefits if they are exercising a qualifying right to reside, such as a worker or self-employed person, and are habitually resident in the UK. As the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is appealing the case mentioned in the report, it would be inappropriate to comment any further</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-06T16:57:06.46Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-06T16:57:06.46Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this
1334237
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-14more like thismore than 2021-06-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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, pursuant to the Answer on 28 May 2021 to Question 6445 on Children: Poverty, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
tabling member printed
Afzal Khan more like this
uin 15387 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-17more like thismore than 2021-06-17
answer text <p>Looking at the impact on poverty of an individual policy is complex and inherently speculative as it requires projecting how incomes will change for every individual in society which are affected by a huge range of unknown factors.</p><p> </p><p>To monitor poverty for different groups the Department publishes the Households Below Average Incomes (HBAI) publication which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>Data at constituency level is unavailable in this publication due to insufficient sample size.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-17T16:35:28.27Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-17T16:35:28.27Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4671
label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this
1331477
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-09more like thismore than 2021-06-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 estimate she has made of the levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) East Renfrewshire constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency East Renfrewshire more like this
tabling member printed
Kirsten Oswald more like this
uin 13105 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-17more like thismore than 2021-06-17
answer text <p>This Government is wholly committed to tackling poverty. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to support the most vulnerable including through spending an additional £7.4billion to strengthen the welfare system, taking our total expenditure on welfare support for people of working age to an estimated £112 billion in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for East Renfrewshire constituency is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in Scotland, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a> in data table 4.16ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs) and in data table 4.22ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>In the three years to 2019/20, the absolute child poverty rate, before housing costs, in Scotland was 17%, down 3 percentage points since the three years to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The Department now publishes supplementary official statistics on the number of children in low income families at constituency level. Children in Low Income Families data is published annually. The latest figures on the number of children who are in low income in East Renfrewshire constituency, covering 2019/20, can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-17T16:06:44.553Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-17T16:06:44.553Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4413
label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald more like this
1331480
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-09more like thismore than 2021-06-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) East Renfrewshire. more like this
tabling member constituency East Renfrewshire more like this
tabling member printed
Kirsten Oswald more like this
uin 13106 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-17more like thismore than 2021-06-17
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £111 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-17T16:13:29.74Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-17T16:13:29.74Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4413
label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald more like this
1330017
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Enfield North constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
tabling member printed
Feryal Clark more like this
uin 11694 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-10more like thismore than 2021-06-10
answer text <p>This Government is wholly committed to tackling poverty. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to support the most vulnerable including through spending an additional £7.4billion to strengthen the welfare system, taking our total expenditure on welfare support for people of working age to an estimated £112 billion in 2020/21. Additionally, in December 2020 we introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme, providing funding to Local Authorities in England to enable them to support people with food and essential utility bills during the coldest months, now the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269m.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for Kingston upon Hull North is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in England, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a>,“children-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables” in table 4.16ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs) and in table 4.22ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>In the three years to 2019/20, the absolute child poverty rate, before housing costs, in England was 18%, down 3 percentage points since the three years to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The Department now publishes supplementary official statistics on the number of children in low income families at constituency level. Children in Low Income Families data is published annually. The latest figures on the number of children who are in low income in Enfield North constituency and in England, covering 2019/20, can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-10T13:50:00.093Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-10T13:50:00.093Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4822
label Biography information for Feryal Clark more like this
1330018
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Enfield North. more like this
tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
tabling member printed
Feryal Clark more like this
uin 11695 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-10more like thismore than 2021-06-10
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p> </p><p>We introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme providing funding to Local Authorities in England to help the most vulnerable children and families stay warm and well fed during the coldest months, now the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269m.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-10T13:55:41.047Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-10T13:55:41.047Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4822
label Biography information for Feryal Clark more like this
1327873
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 recent assessment she has made of the effect of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) Inverclyde constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Inverclyde more like this
tabling member printed
Ronnie Cowan more like this
uin 7209 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
grouped question UIN 7211 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-07T13:58:31.713Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-07T13:58:31.713Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4465
label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan more like this
1327902
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 recent estimate she has made of the levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) Glenrothes constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Glenrothes more like this
tabling member printed
Peter Grant more like this
uin 7210 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answer text <p>This Government is wholly committed to tackling poverty. Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to support the most vulnerable including through spending an additional £7.4billion to strengthen the welfare system, taking our total expenditure on welfare support for people of working age to an estimated £112 billion in 2020/21.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for Glenrothes is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in Scotland, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a>,“children-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables” in table 4.16ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs) and in table 4.22ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>In the three years to 2019/20, the absolute child poverty rate, before housing costs, in Scotland was 17%, down 2 percentage points since the three years to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The Department now publishes supplementary official statistics on the number of children in low income families at constituency level. Children in Low Income Families data is published annually.</p><p>The latest figures on the number of children who are in low income in Glenrothes and in Scotland, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-fye-2015-to-fye-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable</p><p><br></p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-07T13:10:25.883Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-07T13:10:25.883Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4466
label Biography information for Peter Grant more like this
1327903
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-25more like thismore than 2021-05-25
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) Glenrothes constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Glenrothes more like this
tabling member printed
Peter Grant more like this
uin 7211 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
grouped question UIN 7209 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-07T13:58:31.767Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-07T13:58:31.767Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4466
label Biography information for Peter Grant more like this
1327352
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-24more like thismore than 2021-05-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Poverty: Children remove filter
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 assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
tabling member printed
Afzal Khan more like this
uin 6445 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-28more like thismore than 2021-05-28
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by increasing the living wage, and by spending an estimated £112 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2020/21. This included around £7.4 billion of Covid-related welfare policy measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We introduced our Covid Winter Grant Scheme providing funding to Local Authorities in England to help the most vulnerable children and families stay warm and well fed during the coldest months. It will now run until June as the Covid Local Support Grant, with a total investment of £269m.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy recovers, our ambition is to help people move into and progress in work as quickly as possible based on clear evidence around the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risks of poverty. We are investing over £30 billion in our ambitious Plan for Jobs which is already delivering for people of all ages right across the country.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-28T14:06:59.803Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-28T14:06:59.803Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4671
label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this