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1005734

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, with reference to universal credit, what estimate she has made of the (a) proportion of claimants who apply for an advanced payment that are successful, (b) number of claimants who seek a deferred payment of three months when repaying an advanced payment and (c) proportion of claimants who receive an advanced payment and apply successfully for a deferred payment.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	190525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the reply to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-08/176262/" target="_blank">176262</a> on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 15:46:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

1005736

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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 she will publish the guidance issued by her Department on the thresholds for (a) financial hardship when a universal credit claimant applies for an advanced payment and (b) exceptional circumstances when a universal credit claimant with an advance payment applies for repayments to be delayed for up to three months.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	190526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing the information on a regular basis.</p><p>New claimants to Universal Credit have always been able to apply for a Universal Credit Advance in their first month if they need financial support until their first regular payment of Universal Credit is made.</p><p>We have previously increased the maximum amount available for advances from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the total award, and increased the repayment period from 6 months to 12 months. Last month’s Autumn Budget 2018 extended - from October 2021 - the maximum period over which an advance can be recovered, from 12 to 16 months. From October 2019, we will also reduce the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance</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><p>In addition Personal Budgeting Support (PBS) is also offered to Universal Credit claimants from the outset of their claim. PBS helps claimants as they transition to Universal Credit and adapt to the financial changes that Universal Credit brings. PBS can be online, telephone or face to face support. Face to face support is currently delivered through local authorities via Universal Support.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 15:59:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

1005743

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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: Christmas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to revise the payment dates for universal credit payments over Christmas and new year to allow claimants whose specified payment date is on or after 25 December 2018 to be paid more than one working day in advance of 25 December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	190533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has extensive experience of paying claimants over holiday periods and we have also paid Universal Credit to significant numbers of claimants over previous Christmas periods.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will advance the timing of all payments for people affected by bank holidays, to make sure they have money over the festive period.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit payments due to be received on 24, 25 and 26 December will be paid no later than 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit payments due to be received on 30, 31 December and 1 January will receive payment no later than 31 December.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 17:25:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

829935

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2018 to Question 123035, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of introducing an automated system for universal credit claimants to reset their login details.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	124678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>In line with programmes of this size, it is not our policy to cost individual features. Costs are managed at a programme level.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/01/2018 13:02:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

834006

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124678, on Universal Credit, which programme is dealing with the implementation of the automated login system; and what the cost of that programme is.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	125763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Universal Credit programme deals with the implementation of the automated login system. Overall investment costs of Universal Credit, for the 10 year lifetime of the programme, are estimated at £1.7bn.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/02/2018 10:00:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

844013

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a replacement for the Reduced Earnings Allowance benefit within universal credit; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	128374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit already provides support for people with disabilities, both in and out of work. Specific help for injuries caused at work is still available to claimants outside of Universal Credit through the Industrial Injuries Scheme, which can include Reduced Earnings Allowance, providing eligibility conditions are met.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/02/2018 15:47:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

844015

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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, pursuant to the oral answer of the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 7 February 2018, Official Report, column 1489, what progress she has made on the establishment of an online password reset function for universal credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	128375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Establishing an online password reset function for claimants who lose their issued credentials is in the scope for development. But as a workable system is in place (i.e. appointments in Jobcentres) for those who have misplaced their credentials, it is not a priority for early development and deployment. The relative priority of other features which enable claims to be paid more quickly, appointments to be made on line, further enhancements to the security of the system and features to improve the experience of people with specific needs are ahead of this particular feature in our plans.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/02/2018 15:50:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

855741

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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: Internet
	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 27 February 2018 to Question 128375, on Universal Credit: Internet, what funding the Government has made available for the development of IT systems for universal credit; and which private contractors her Department has commissioned to develop such systems.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	131047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Expenditure on the development of IT systems for Universal Credit to February 2018 is approximately £500 million.</p><p> </p><p>The key IT providers who have supported the development include:</p><p>· Accenture</p><p>· IBM</p><p>· DXC</p><p>· CapGemini</p><p>· Capita</p><p>· Thoughtworks</p><p>· Mongo</p><p>· Oracle</p><p>· Experian</p><p>· Booking Bug</p><p>· SCC</p><p>· Computacenter</p><p>· BT</p><p>· RedHat</p><p>· Amazon Web Services</p><p> </p><p>Development of the Universal Credit Full Service is being led by an in-house team.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 11:15:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

909437

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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: Internet
	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 27 February 2018 to Question 128375 on universal credit: internet, and the oral contribution of the Prime Minister in response to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 7 February 2018, Official Report, column 1489, what progress she has made on the establishment of an online password reset function for universal credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	146981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I provided to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=131045" target="_blank">131045</a> and <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-03-05/131046/" target="_blank">131046</a> on 08 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/06/2018 10:56:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

917543

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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, what estimate she has made of the numbers of universal credit claimants who have attended a face-to-face interview in a job centre to remind them of or reset their universal credit online login details.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	150254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Passwords can be reset by claimants online. Interviews are only required if the claimant has forgotten all of their details, including their username and password, email address, and security questions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/06/2018 16:17:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen