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	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of universal credit that are paid every (a) four weeks, (b) two weeks and (c) every week.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	188752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-07/151086/" target="_blank">151086</a> anwered on 12 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/11/2018 17:57:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

173259

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	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 the £2,000 tax free childcare allowance is available to those on universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	220463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In 2013 Budget, the Government announced a new childcare scheme called Tax-Free Childcare to provide further support for working families who do not receive Universal Credit. Tax-Free Childcare will offer working families, where neither parent is an additional rate tax payer, 20% support towards qualifying childcare costs – the equivalent of basic tax relief.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare support is offered to parents on Universal Credit as part of a welfare system designed to make sure that work pays for those who need the most support. Childcare costs are taken into account in calculating working parents’ Universal Credit awards, and it is therefore right that a parent in receipt of Universal Credit cannot receive support under this scheme at the same time. The new Tax-Free Childcare scheme will support families as they increase their income and, for the first time, families can be sure that support for childcare costs will be available as they move off benefits altogether.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst parents can only receive support from one scheme at any time, where families are eligible for both they will have the freedom to choose the scheme which best meets their needs and will be able to move freely between schemes when they experience a relevant change in circumstances. Draft guidance for parents on Tax-Free Childcare has already been published online for consultation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/01/2015 12:10:13 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

535587

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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 the average waiting time is for claimants of universal credit to receive their first payment.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	42507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not currently quality assured for release.</p><p> </p><p>We hope to be able to release data on this later this year after it has been quality assured.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/07/2016 14:01:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92707

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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 take steps to ensure that work search and work availability requirements under universal credit are applied in a way that respects the particular training, skills, work patterns and job search methodology of performers.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	209838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is a general expectation on Universal Credit claimants subject to work search and work availability requirements to look for full-time work. These requirements can be limited as set out in Regulation 97 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013. Work-related requirements on claimants under Universal Credit will be tailored to the needs, experience and circumstances of the individual.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/10/2014 13:48:58 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92712

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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 take steps to ensure that private sector job search providers delivering under universal credit are aware of the typical work patterns and job search methodology of performers in the entertainment industry.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	209837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government believes that local providers are best placed to understand their local labour market and identify the most effective way of helping people into sustained work. They have been given the freedom to personalise support for an individual in a way that fits the local labour market.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/10/2014 10:48:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92717

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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 extend the start-up period under universal credit for entertainers and other groups whose chosen profession has a large lead-in time before they have an established business.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	209834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The DWP recognises the need for claimants who wish to establish themselves as self-employed within their chosen vocation to be given time to establish themselves and develop their business. This is why we have put in place the start-up period, which is a one year period that enables new enterprises to develop and provides them with the financial room to grow.</p><p> </p><p>Within this period claimants will receive their full entitlement to Universal Credit support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department believes that setting the start-up period at one year strikes the right balance between enabling enterprise to grow whilst protecting the taxpayer from supporting unviable businesses.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/10/2014 13:51:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

93383

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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 take steps to ensure that the gainful self-employment test under universal credit takes into account (a) the freelance status of performers and (b) the irregular work patterns of performers when applied to those applicants.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	210489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In Universal Credit a claimant is gainfully self-employed where:</p><p>· They are carrying on a trade, profession or vocation as their main form of employment;</p><p>· Their earnings from the trade, profession or vocation are self-employed earnings;</p><p>· The trade, profession or vocation is organised, developed, regular and carried on in expectation of profit.</p><p> </p><p>The freelance status of performers would not affect their eligibility for Universal Credit, or whether they meet the definition of gainful self-employment .</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the self-employment must be regular, neither the work patterns nor the claimant’s earnings need to be so. The Department recognises that self-employment work patterns often vary and a range of factors can influence the amount and duration of self-employed work.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly, which enables it to adjust quickly to take account of changes in earnings, ensuring claimants receive the right level of support at the right time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/10/2014 16:58:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman