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1190825

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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: ICT
	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 a documented formal change management process for IT changes to deliver any alterations to universal credit's scope or policy decided by Ministers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	40470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Yes</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/05/2020 16:35:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1138414

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Independent Case Examiner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints to the Independent Complaints Commissioner are (a) allocated to a caseworker and (b) awaiting allocation to a caseworker as at 11 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	276137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>When the Independent Case Examiner’s (ICE) office accepts a complaint for investigation, it will initially attempt to broker a solution between the complainant and the relevant business area or supplier, without having to request evidence to inform an investigation – this is known as “resolution”. If it’s not possible to resolve the complaint, the evidence will be requested and the case will await allocation to an Investigation Case Manager (ICM). The majority of complaints that are referred to ICE are complex and require a full investigation.</p><p> </p><p>Complaint investigations are dealt with by dedicated teams and complaints are usually brought into investigation in strict date order. The time complaints wait to be allocated for investigation varies depending on the volume and complexity of cases on hand and the available investigative resource. Productivity within the ICE Office increased during the 2018-19 reporting year, with the Office clearing 1,246 complaints, compared to 955 during the 2017-18 reporting year.</p><p> </p><p>As at 11 July 2019, there were 488 complaints under investigation (allocated to an ICM), and 1,377 complaints were awaiting allocation to an ICM.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/07/2019 13:47:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1356925

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Food Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of child hunger on levels of lost learning.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	51580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that extended school and college restrictions have had a substantial impact on children and young people’s education and we are committed to helping pupils catch up as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The department commissioned Renaissance Learning to provide a baseline assessment of lost learning for pupils in schools in England and monitor progress over the course of the 2020/21 academic year. The latest interim findings from this research were published on 4 June: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-progress-in-the-2020-to-2021-academic-year-interim-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-progress-in-the-2020-to-2021-academic-year-interim-report</a>.</p><p>Since June 2020, we have announced more than £3 billion to support education recovery, including over £950 million flexible funding to schools and £1.5 billion for a national tutoring revolution. This will have a material impact in closing gaps that have emerged.</p><p>Recovery programmes have been designed to allow early years, school, and college leaders the flexibility to support those pupils most in need. This includes the most disadvantaged and will expand our reforms in two areas where the evidence is clear that our investment will have a significant impact for disadvantaged children - high quality tutoring and great teaching.</p><p>We have provided around £450 million worth of food vouchers to families whilst schools were largely closed. Now schools are open again, school food provision has returned to typical delivery arrangements, with meals being provided free of charge to eligible pupils at school. If pupils who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals are required to stay at home due to COVID-19, schools should continue to work with their school catering team or food provider to offer a good quality lunch parcel.</p><p>Throughout 2021 we are investing up to £220 million in our holiday activities and food programme. Taking place in schools and community venues across the country, delivery began at Easter, has run across the summer and will run in the Christmas holidays. It supports disadvantaged pupils and their families with enriching activities, providing them with healthy food, helping them to learn new things and supporting socialisation and well-being. We are also further investing with £24 million in the National Breakfast Club programme, providing breakfast clubs in schools in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>Beyond this, the Department for Work and Pension has provided £429 million through the Covid Local Support Grant. This is being run by local authorities in England to support the hardest hit families and individuals with food and essential utility costs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/09/2021 16:20:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1216153

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available for people who do not qualify for sick pay and who are required to self-isolate.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	62249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have made changes so that Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance are payable to people who are self-isolating, including those who are shielding, and who satisfy the conditions of entitlement. We have removed the waiting days so these are paid from day one. Households may also be eligible for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 62250 question first answered 29/06/2020 14:58:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 32170 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1216154

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available for people who do not qualify for sick pay or universal credit and who are required to self-isolate.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	62250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have made changes so that Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance are payable to people who are self-isolating, including those who are shielding, and who satisfy the conditions of entitlement. We have removed the waiting days so these are paid from day one. Households may also be eligible for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 62249 question first answered 29/06/2020 14:58:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 32171 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1121768

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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 plans to change her Department’s policy on consent requirements for authorised representatives to act on behalf of claimants of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	245555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We have had a number of workshops with stakeholders during which consent has been discussed, and we plan to do further work on explicit consent. This activity will include working with claimants and their representatives to ensure the process works effectively for vulnerable claimants to access the service.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2019 10:32:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1180057

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	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	Local Housing Allowance: Care Leavers
	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 care leavers aged between 22 and 25 who are living in one bedroomed accommodation and are entitled to the shared accommodation rate of local housing allowance.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	19745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the number of care leavers aged 22 to 25 in receipt of housing support and therefore this information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/02/2020 09:54:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1357466

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the levels of take-up of free school meals among families with No Recourse to Public Funds in 2019-2021.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	53165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>We are working with departments across government to evaluate access to free school meals for families with no recourse to public funds. In the meantime, the extension of eligibility will continue with the current income threshold until a decision on long-term eligibility is made.</p><p>At present, data is not available regarding the take up of free school meals by no recourse to public funds groups during the temporary extension.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/10/2021 16:17:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1178579

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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 claimants have had their payments reduced as a result of deductions for court fines in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	14942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are unable to provide figures for court fine deductions over the last five years as improvements to third party data reporting commenced in November 2018. Information which is available can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant’s need to meet their financial obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. It maintains our policy to enforce social obligations such as the payment of court fines, ensure Government debt is recovered and vitally to safeguard claimants from the potential impacts of not repaying priority debts, such as homelessness or loss of utilities. Since October 2019, Universal Credit deductions are a maximum of 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance down from 40% previously. The Budget 2020 also set out that the maximum level will be further reduced, so that standard deductions will not exceed 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of claimants with deductions for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with the maximum deduction for court fines (£108.35)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of those with deductions for court fines who have the maximum deduction (£108.35)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>0.84%</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>2.23%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td><td><p>3.49%</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td><td><p>4.51%</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>5.28%</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>5.57%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td><td><p>5.59%</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>114,000</p></td><td><p>5.22%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>4.82%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures rounded to the nearest 1,000</p><p>2. The increase in the proportion of claimants with deductions for fines is due to an improved manual process phased in between February and the end of March for courts to send through their court deductions.</p><p>3. Figures are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available</p><p>4. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p><p>5. Court fines are first taken at a 5% fixed rate, then again at the end of the priority order up to the maximum deductions limit, up to a maximum deduction of £108.35. Figures show the number of people having court fine deductions at £108.35 per month.</p><p>6. The decrease in proportion of claimants with deductions for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance.</p><p>7. The decrease in proportion of claimants with the maximum deduction for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 14943 question first answered 13/05/2020 13:35:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 8075 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1178580

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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 and what proportion of universal credit claimants with deductions due to court fines have had the maximum deduction taken from their allowance in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	14943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are unable to provide figures for court fine deductions over the last five years as improvements to third party data reporting commenced in November 2018. Information which is available can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant’s need to meet their financial obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. It maintains our policy to enforce social obligations such as the payment of court fines, ensure Government debt is recovered and vitally to safeguard claimants from the potential impacts of not repaying priority debts, such as homelessness or loss of utilities. Since October 2019, Universal Credit deductions are a maximum of 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance down from 40% previously. The Budget 2020 also set out that the maximum level will be further reduced, so that standard deductions will not exceed 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of claimants with deductions for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with the maximum deduction for court fines (£108.35)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of those with deductions for court fines who have the maximum deduction (£108.35)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>0.84%</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>2.23%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td><td><p>3.49%</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td><td><p>4.51%</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>5.28%</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>5.57%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td><td><p>5.59%</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>114,000</p></td><td><p>5.22%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>4.82%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures rounded to the nearest 1,000</p><p>2. The increase in the proportion of claimants with deductions for fines is due to an improved manual process phased in between February and the end of March for courts to send through their court deductions.</p><p>3. Figures are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available</p><p>4. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p><p>5. Court fines are first taken at a 5% fixed rate, then again at the end of the priority order up to the maximum deductions limit, up to a maximum deduction of £108.35. Figures show the number of people having court fine deductions at £108.35 per month.</p><p>6. The decrease in proportion of claimants with deductions for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance.</p><p>7. The decrease in proportion of claimants with the maximum deduction for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 14942 question first answered 13/05/2020 13:35:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 8076 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms