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1250577

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the eligibility criteria for applications to the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Guidance on eligibility has been published on the gov.uk/kickstart website. As of the 11<sup>th</sup> November 2020 we have received 4,359 applications and 19,672 Kickstart placements have been approved; we will keep the eligibility for the scheme under review, but have no current plans to extend it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 12/11/2020 17:58:52 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1249454

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the interface on tax credit debt and deductions from universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	113148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of our initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic we suspended recovery of all overpayment deductions, as well as pausing notification of any new overpayments. The transfer of Tax Credit debts from HMRC to DWP was temporarily suspended as part of this approach.</p><p> </p><p>Recovery of existing Tax Credit overpayments from Universal Credit has now resumed, along with the transfer of new Tax Credit debt to DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Our stance remains that we want to ensure that repayment of all debt owed to the Department is sustainable and takes into account the customer’s ability to pay. Claimants are encouraged to contact DWP if they are unable to afford the rate of recovery; the recovery rate of Tax Credit overpayments can be reduced where a claimant is experiencing financial hardship.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we have no current plans to pause the recovery of Tax Credit overpayments from Universal Credit, we have been clear that we will keep our Covid measures under review.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/11/2020 13:29:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1249527

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	State Retirement Pensions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to provide an uplift to the state pension beyond inflation, in line with the increase to universal credit introduced in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	113268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/11/2020 17:44:07 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1249564

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2020 to Question 106889 on State Retirement Pensions, how many people were having deductions and adjustments made to their State Pension payments by her Department to repay claimant debts owed to Government on the most recent date for which that data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	112980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>17,215 claimants are currently having deductions made from their State Pension in respect of benefit overpayments or repayment of outstanding Social Fund loans. The figure excludes accounts managed by the Department for Communities.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations allow a number of deductions and adjustments to be made from State Pension. There are also limits on the amount that can be taken. Deductions taken to repay claimant debts owed to Government include those in respect of benefit overpayments and civil and administrative penalties.</p><p> </p><p>All such debts are first notified to the customer in writing; notifications also include information on what action can be taken by the customer if they wish to dispute the amount stated as owing. A further notification is issued before any deductions from State Pension commence.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone unable to afford the rate of recovery proposed is encouraged to contact DWP so an affordable rate of repayment can be negotiated.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/11/2020 16:36:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1249618

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Financial Investigations Unit of the Child Maintenance Service has begun the use of video calling technology to complete interviews under caution.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	113267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Due to current COVID-19 restrictions in place until at least 3 December, no interviews under caution are being conducted across DWP. However, as part of a DWP wide project, the use of video conferencing for interviews under caution is currently being explored.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/11/2020 17:55:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1249632

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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, how many universal credit payments are subject to deductions for tax credit debt.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	113149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>From 3rd April 2020, deductions for benefit overpayments were temporarily suspended for three months. These began to be reinstated from the beginning of July, taking a phased approach.</p><p> </p><p>Most recent figures show, for Universal Credit claims due a payment during August 2020, 2% (102,000 claims) had a deduction for Tax Credit Overpayments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 113150 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:43:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1249633

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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, how many universal credit deductions have been made for tax credit repayments since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	113150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>From 3rd April 2020, deductions for benefit overpayments were temporarily suspended for three months. These began to be reinstated from the beginning of July, taking a phased approach.</p><p> </p><p>Most recent figures show, for Universal Credit claims due a payment during August 2020, 2% (102,000 claims) had a deduction for Tax Credit Overpayments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 113149 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:43:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1249640

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for (a) attendance allowance, (b) pension credit and (c) carers' allowance in (i) the UK and (ii) Rotherham from April to September in (A) 2019 and (B) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	113112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/11/2020 15:38:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1249671

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the number of days for which a person can claim new style job seekers allowance during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	113159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>A person’s entitlement to contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance is limited to a maximum of 182 days in any period for which entitlement is established by reference to the person’s National Insurance record in the same two income tax years relevant to the claim or claims. The time limit strikes a balance in providing support whilst keeping the cost of this and other contributory benefits affordable based on the overall income to the National Insurance Fund each year.</p><p> </p><p>People who are entitled to contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, or whose entitlement ends before they find employment, may have access to income-related support through Universal Credit. Entitlement will depend on individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/11/2020 13:49:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1249704

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will retain the minimum income floor for self-employed universal credit claimants while covid-19 related public health measures are in place in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	113003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The suspension of the Minimum Income Floor for Universal Credit that was due to expire on the 12<sup>th</sup> November 2020 will be extended to the end of April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 113004 question first answered 12/11/2020 13:22:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams