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1183381

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that universal credit claimants benefit financially from moving into work.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	901405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made significant investment to improve work incentives including: the reduction in the Universal Credit taper rate from 65% to 63% in 2017, and an extra £1.7 billion a year put into work allowances for working parents and disabled claimants to increase them by £1,000 a year from April 2019. This is providing a boost to the incomes of the lowest paid and result in 2.4 million families keeping an extra £630 per year of what they earn.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/03/2020 18:09:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1170956

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Unemployment Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of variations in the ratio of unemployment benefit recipients, including job seeker's allowance and universal credit to ILO-definition unemployment by (a) age group, (b) region, (c) previous occupation and (d) other segmentation in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	3733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Over the last five years, the ratio between the Alternative Claimant Count (ACC) measure of claimant unemployment[1], and the ONS official measure of unemployment (based on the International Labour Organisation’s definition of unemployment)[2], has increased. This is shown in the table below and chart attached.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>2,044</p></td><td><p>0.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>1,838</p></td><td><p>0.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>1,219</p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td><td><p>0.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>0.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>1,195</p></td><td><p>1,446</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The two measures of unemployment should not be expected to match:</p><ul><li>Some individuals who are unemployed according to the ACC measure of claimant unemployment may be working but with low earnings (and thus would continue to receive support). They would then be included in the ACC measure of claimant unemployment but not the ONS official measure of unemployment.</li><li>Some individuals who are unemployed according to the ONS official measure may not be eligible for means-tested support, or may not wish to claim the support available. They would then be included in the ONS official measure of unemployment but not the ACC measure of claimant unemployment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The tables below show how the ratio between the two measures of unemployment has varied over the last five years, for different ages, genders and regions. The variation by previous occupation is not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> Age</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-24</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td><td><p>0.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td><td><p>1.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-49</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>1.03</p></td><td><p>1.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50+</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>1.13</p></td><td><p>1.20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>844</p></td><td><p>672</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>0.76</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Region </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NE</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NW</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Y&amp;H</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>0.79</p></td><td><p>1.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E Mids</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.77</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W Mids</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>1.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.69</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SE</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>0.65</p></td><td><p>0.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SW</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td><td><p>1.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>1.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For nearly all of the categories (with the exception of East Midlands), the ratio of ‘ACC claimant unemployment’ to ‘ONS official unemployment’ has increased between 2014 and 2019. This is predominantly due to a decrease in the ONS official measure of unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Alterative Claimant Count: Provides a consistent measure of claimant unemployed by modelling what the Claimant Count would have been had Universal Credit been fully rolled-out.</p><p>[2] ILO-definition of unemployment: Individuals without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks, and are available to start work within the next two weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 3734 question first answered 14/02/2020 15:26:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Comparison of Unemployment level and ACC.docx title Comparison of Unemployment level and ACC
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1170957

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Unemployment Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the trend in the ratio of unemployment benefit recipients, including job seeker's allowance and universal credit to ILO-definition unemployment in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	3734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Over the last five years, the ratio between the Alternative Claimant Count (ACC) measure of claimant unemployment[1], and the ONS official measure of unemployment (based on the International Labour Organisation’s definition of unemployment)[2], has increased. This is shown in the table below and chart attached.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>2,044</p></td><td><p>0.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td><td><p>1,838</p></td><td><p>0.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>1,219</p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td><td><p>0.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>0.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>1,195</p></td><td><p>1,446</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The two measures of unemployment should not be expected to match:</p><ul><li>Some individuals who are unemployed according to the ACC measure of claimant unemployment may be working but with low earnings (and thus would continue to receive support). They would then be included in the ACC measure of claimant unemployment but not the ONS official measure of unemployment.</li><li>Some individuals who are unemployed according to the ONS official measure may not be eligible for means-tested support, or may not wish to claim the support available. They would then be included in the ONS official measure of unemployment but not the ACC measure of claimant unemployment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The tables below show how the ratio between the two measures of unemployment has varied over the last five years, for different ages, genders and regions. The variation by previous occupation is not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> Age</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-24</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td><td><p>0.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-34</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td><td><p>1.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-49</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>1.03</p></td><td><p>1.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50+</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>1.13</p></td><td><p>1.20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Men</p></td><td><p>844</p></td><td><p>672</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>0.76</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Region </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ACC: claimant <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ONS National Statistic: <br> unemployment level (thousands)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ratio: ACC </strong><strong>/</strong> <strong>Unemployment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NE</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NW</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Y&amp;H</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>0.79</p></td><td><p>1.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E Mids</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.77</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W Mids</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>1.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.69</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SE</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>0.65</p></td><td><p>0.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SW</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>0.81</p></td><td><p>1.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>0.83</p></td><td><p>1.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For nearly all of the categories (with the exception of East Midlands), the ratio of ‘ACC claimant unemployment’ to ‘ONS official unemployment’ has increased between 2014 and 2019. This is predominantly due to a decrease in the ONS official measure of unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Alterative Claimant Count: Provides a consistent measure of claimant unemployed by modelling what the Claimant Count would have been had Universal Credit been fully rolled-out.</p><p>[2] ILO-definition of unemployment: Individuals without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks, and are available to start work within the next two weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 3733 question first answered 14/02/2020 15:26:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Comparison of Unemployment level and ACC.docx title Comparison of Unemployment level and ACC
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1170295

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the timeframe for each category of recipients of (a) legacy benefits and (b) tax credits that will be migrated to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
uin	2481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Universal Credit is now available in every Jobcentre across the country, with a caseload of 2.7 million claimants, growing every month. This means more claimants than ever accessing the additional support and flexibilities it offers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, most people move to Universal Credit because they have had a significant change in their circumstances which would previously have led them to make a new claim to a legacy benefit. Claimant circumstances within the legacy benefit system are diverse and interact with a range of benefits in different ways. Eligibility for Universal Credit is dependent on individuals’ circumstances, the specific nature of the change and rules for access to legacy benefits.</p><p>The Move to Universal Credit pilot commenced, as scheduled, in the area served by Harrogate Jobcentre in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has already committed to updating Parliament and stakeholders on progress. We expect to provide our first update in the Spring. We will also set out an evaluation strategy, developed in consultation with stakeholders, before coming to Parliament in the Autumn with the findings and our proposals for the next phase of the delivery of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/01/2020 18:26:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds