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773901

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce couple penalties for people on universal credit or in receipt of tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	108671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to making the welfare system fair for those who pay for it as well as those who benefit from it. This means ensuring that it is appropriately targeted to those that most need support.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/10/2017 11:28:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

647076

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential future effect on households in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK of the freeze on working age benefits consequential on the upward revision by the Office of Budget Responsibility of CPI inflation in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook of November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	55221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The freeze on working-age benefits came into effect in April 2016. The Government does not hold a costing of this measure based on the Autumn Statement inflation assumptions, as neither it nor the OBR updates costings of previously announced measures that have already come into force. At the Autumn Statement the Government published analysis showing the cumulative impact of taxation, welfare and public spending measures implemented over this Parliament, in 2019-20, on UK households. This analysis included the freeze on working age benefits and the latest OBR economic forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>This analysis can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2016-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2016-documents</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 55222 question first answered 01/12/2016 15:45:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

647077

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish updated costings of the effect on households in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK of the freeze on working age benefits consequential on the upward revision by the Office of Budget Responsibility of CPI inflation in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook of November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	55222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The freeze on working-age benefits came into effect in April 2016. The Government does not hold a costing of this measure based on the Autumn Statement inflation assumptions, as neither it nor the OBR updates costings of previously announced measures that have already come into force. At the Autumn Statement the Government published analysis showing the cumulative impact of taxation, welfare and public spending measures implemented over this Parliament, in 2019-20, on UK households. This analysis included the freeze on working age benefits and the latest OBR economic forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>This analysis can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2016-documents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2016-documents</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 55221 question first answered 01/12/2016 15:45:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

439533

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of (1) the number of citizens of other EU countries, other than the Republic of Ireland, who are working in the UK; (2) how many of those are receiving (a) tax credits, and (b) other in-work benefits; (3) how many of the people claiming such benefits have lived in the UK for less than four years; (4) how many UK citizens are working in other EU countries other than the Republic of Ireland; and (5) how many of these are receiving in-work benefits in those countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs are planning to publish further information relating to EEA Nationals receiving tax credits early in 2016 once the information has been properly collated.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 06/01/2016 14:43:07 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

432196

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many government employees are in receipt of in-work benefits.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	17712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/12/2015 13:53:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

425871

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the median amount of (1) child benefit, and (2) child tax credit, received by working families with children whose family earnings are at least £23,000 in Greater London, or £20,000 outside Greater London.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to achieving a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy. That means more emphasis on support to working families on low incomes through reducing tax and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><br /><p>The Chancellor is listening to concerns raised by colleagues and will announce in his Autumn Statement how he plans to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits and saving the money we need to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs publish statistics about individuals and households claiming tax credits and child benefits, which are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL3270 HL3271 question first answered 17/11/2015 17:22:56 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

425872

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of working families earning at least £23,000 in Greater London, or at least £20,000 outside Greater London, receive (1) child benefit, and (2) child tax credit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to achieving a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare economy. That means more emphasis on support to working families on low incomes through reducing tax and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><br /><p>The Chancellor is listening to concerns raised by colleagues and will announce in his Autumn Statement how he plans to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits and saving the money we need to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs publish statistics about individuals and households claiming tax credits and child benefits, which are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL3269 HL3271 question first answered 17/11/2015 17:22:56 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

424237

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on the average working household of welfare and tax credit changes proposed since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	13527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to moving from a high welfare, high tax, low wage economy to a lower welfare, lower tax, higher wage society. As the Chancellor made clear on [Monday / 26 October], the Government will set out at Autumn Statement how we plan to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p><br /><p>The Summer Budget offered a new deal for working people. A new National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and above, initially set at £7.20 per hour from April 2016, will directly benefit 2.7 million low wage workers, and up to 6 million could see a pay rise as a result of a ripple effect up the earnings distribution. The new National Living Wage will boost pay for those currently earning the National Minimum Wage by £4,800 a year by 2020 when the National Living Wage is expected to rise to over £9 per hour.</p><br /><p>To help working families keep more of what they earn, the personal allowance will increase to £11,000 in 2016-17 and £11,200 in 2017-18. The government has committed to increase the personal allowance to £12,500 by 2020 which will mean that a typical basic rate taxpayer will see their income tax cut by £1,205 a year compared to 2010.</p><br /><p>The government set out its assessment of the impacts of the Summer Budget policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July 2015.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13610 13719 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:20:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

422867

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of reductions in tax credits on levels of housing benefit paid out in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	12892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The impact of all the government’s policies on housing benefit is accounted for in the housing benefit forecast, which has been certified by the OBR.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2015 15:36:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418642

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8088, if he will make it his policy to conduct an assessment of the potential effect of proposed changes to tax credits and housing benefit in the Summer Budget 2015 on the number of abortions in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	10109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my answer of 11 September.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential effect of proposed changes to tax credits and housing benefit in the Summer Budget 2015 on the number of abortions in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/09/2015 13:17:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith