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1005692

	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service allocates an individual's payments first to their historical collection charges and then to their existing child maintenance liabilities.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	190514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>On-going maintenance liability and current/existing collection charges will be satisfied before any historical collection charges.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 17:01:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

1005731

	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, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of universal credit on levels of rent arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	190455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the reply to Question 181577 on 29 October.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 17:09:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1005853

	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on supporting benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member; and if her Department will introduce an allowance for benefit claimants who must pay for the funeral of a family member to ensure that their benefit claims are not adversely affected.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	190493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment scheme makes a contribution towards the cost of a funeral for people in receipt of certain income related benefits and tax credits. To qualify, the applicant must be accepted as responsible for arranging the funeral, they (or their partner) must receive one of the qualifying benefits and they must be the partner or a close relative or close friend of the deceased.</p><p> </p><p>The amount payable depends on whether there is any other money available, for example from the deceased’s estate. As the Payment is linked to the deceased’s assets, it does not adversely affect the applicant’s savings.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme offers support by meeting the ‘necessary costs’ of a cremation or burial, including acquiring a burial plot. An allowance of up to £700 is also available to meet other funeral costs such as a coffin, religious venue and funeral director fees.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 09:55:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1005872

	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	Discretionary Housing Payments: North East Lincolnshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by North East Lincolnshire Council in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	190450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount awarded to and spent by North East Lincolnshire Council in Discretionary Housing Payments in the last 3 financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awarded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£271,668</p></td><td><p>£119,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£348,487</p></td><td><p>£109,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£466,303</p></td><td><p>£203,397</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures on the amount of Discretionary Housing Payments awarded to and spent by Local Authorities are available:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 10:02:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1005874

	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	Discretionary Housing Payments: East Riding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 5 November to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	190451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount awarded to and spent by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in Discretionary Housing Payments in the last 3 financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awarded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£287,614</p></td><td><p>£297,778</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£356,141</p></td><td><p>£330,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£473,423</p></td><td><p>£443,281</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures on the amount of Discretionary Housing Payments awarded to and spent by Local Authorities are available:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics</a></p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 10:15:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1005888

	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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Kingston upon Hull
	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 5 November 2018 to Question 907432 on Housing Benefit, how much discretionary housing payment was (a) awarded to and (b) spent by Kingston-upon-Hull City Council in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	190452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount awarded to and spent by Kingston-upon-Hull City Council in Discretionary Housing Payments in the last 3 financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awarded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£681,189</p></td><td><p>£682,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£791,440</p></td><td><p>£1,072,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1,026,126</p></td><td><p>£1,253,507</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures on the amount of Discretionary Housing Payments awarded to and spent by Local Authorities are available:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics</a></p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 10:21:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin