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1316894

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2021
	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	Food Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps taken in response to the Trussell Trust's State of Hunger report, published on 12 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	4722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>This Government has long-championed the principle that the best and most sustainable way to tackle poverty is by supporting people to move into and to progress in work wherever possible. Before the pandemic, this approach had seen record levels of employment, the strongest growth in household incomes for almost 20 years, and 1.3 million fewer people, including 300,000 children, in absolute poverty, after housing costs compared with 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Throughout the pandemic, Government departments have worked together to deliver support to help people cope with its the financial effects including, for example, on the Covid Winter Support Package. Part of this package included the Covid Winter Grant and Covid Local Support Grant, together totalling £269m administered by local authorities to help the most vulnerable stay warm and well fed, with the principal focus on children.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Holiday Activities and Food Fund, which provides healthy meals, enriching activities and nutritional education, as well as signposting families to wider local support, has received £220m of funding for the major school holidays in 2021.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>As we recover from the pandemic, Departments will continue to work together to deliver a number of key cross-cutting outcomes linked to the 2020 Spending Review. These outcomes include addressing poverty through enabling progression into work and increasing financial resilience. DWP is leading this work in collaboration with other Departments including, in particular, HMT, DfE, MHCLG and Defra.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/05/2021 14:05:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 2690 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1306442

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	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	Unemployment: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of unemployed people aged over 60 who are unable to claim universal credit but (a) have not reached the state pension age and (b) have a low household income.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	175715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/04/2021 13:28:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1245056

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	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	Food Poverty: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on trends in the level of food insecurity among children since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	106310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the most vulnerable in society. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions engages regularly with her counterparts, including the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p> </p><p>Secretaries of State will continue to talk across government to ensure all the levers available are used to tackle poverty, including for the most disadvantaged children and families. The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs also established a cross-government Task Force on Food and Other Essential Supplies for Vulnerable People.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken unprecedented action to support and protect jobs, with over 9.5 million people having been supported through the furlough scheme. The Department for Work and Pensions quickly introduced a package of support, including welfare changes worth £9.3bn this year to help people with the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established a £500m local authority hardship fund to protect people, by banning evictions, securing mortgage holidays and helping with energy bills. It has provided a further £63m to local authorities in England for their Welfare Assistance schemes to help those families struggling to afford food and other essentials.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/10/2020 17:40:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1314945

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the effect on trends in the level of poverty among young parents of those in receipt of (a) universal credit and (b) legacy benefits.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	900017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible to make meaningful comparisons between universal credit and legacy benefit claimants due to differences in the size, and composition of these caseloads.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone on legacy benefits, who feels they would be better off on UC, can make a new claim to UC.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages anybody to go on GOV.UK and use one of the independent benefit calculators to check carefully their eligibility, because on applying for Universal Credit, their entitlement to legacy benefits will cease and they will not be able to return to them in the future.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/05/2021 16:45:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1285088

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	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 relation to the Minister for Welfare Delivery's correspondence of 21 December 2020 to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee on automating the identification of affected claimants following the Johnson case at the Court of Appeal, what the cost is of the automated fix; and whether the automated fix will require a full rebuild of the universal credit system.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	151857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>No estimates have been made for the cost of an automated approach and there are no plans for this as each instance can be complex.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020 were laid in October 2020, so for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings can be reallocated to another assessment period. To support this, we have designed a tool which interacts with the Universal Credit Service to allow the redistribution of earnings where appropriate, with guidance having been issued to staff to ensure that where an issue is identified, the correct remedial action is taken.</p><p> </p><p>Automated identification of affected claimants is expected to be implemented in early 2021. This will allow us to proactively correct Universal Credit awards before they are paid without the claimant needing to raise the issue.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/02/2021 13:19:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1253811

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of compensating people who had their universal credit payments reduced due to the periodic assessment regulations.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	118109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no change to the period of assessment for Universal Credit. The Court of Appeal ruled that the way the Department calculated Universal Credit awards involving earnings in an assessment period was a correct application of the regulations, but called on it to consider the impact on the specific cases of those paid calendar monthly who are affected by ‘a non-banking day salary shift’.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation we laid on 20<sup>th</sup> October, and which came into force on 16<sup>th</sup> November, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>The Court of Appeal’s Judgment affects a small minority of claimants in very specific circumstances and the estimated cost is expected to be minimal.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/11/2020 17:11:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1253347

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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, whether people who had their universal credit payments reduced due to the periodic assessment regulations error will receive compensation.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	117374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no change to the period of assessment for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Court of Appeal’s Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and others</em> affects a small minority of claimants in very specific circumstances and the estimated cost is expected to be minimal. Those affected receive two calendar monthly payments of earnings in one assessment period and may lose out if they are entitled to a work allowance. We know that this issue can occur when a claimant’s monthly pay date and the last day of their assessment period are close together.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation we laid on the 20<sup>th</sup> October, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>This legislation came into force on 16<sup>th</sup> November and means that in future for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings will be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings will be taken into account rather than two, and certain claimants will be able to benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117375 117376 question first answered 23/11/2020 16:16:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1253348

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the new periodic assessment regulations.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	117375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no change to the period of assessment for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Court of Appeal’s Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and others</em> affects a small minority of claimants in very specific circumstances and the estimated cost is expected to be minimal. Those affected receive two calendar monthly payments of earnings in one assessment period and may lose out if they are entitled to a work allowance. We know that this issue can occur when a claimant’s monthly pay date and the last day of their assessment period are close together.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation we laid on the 20<sup>th</sup> October, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>This legislation came into force on 16<sup>th</sup> November and means that in future for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings will be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings will be taken into account rather than two, and certain claimants will be able to benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117374 117376 question first answered 23/11/2020 16:16:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1253349

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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 people's universal credit payments will be affected by the change to periodic assessment regulations.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	117376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no change to the period of assessment for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Court of Appeal’s Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and others</em> affects a small minority of claimants in very specific circumstances and the estimated cost is expected to be minimal. Those affected receive two calendar monthly payments of earnings in one assessment period and may lose out if they are entitled to a work allowance. We know that this issue can occur when a claimant’s monthly pay date and the last day of their assessment period are close together.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation we laid on the 20<sup>th</sup> October, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>This legislation came into force on 16<sup>th</sup> November and means that in future for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings will be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings will be taken into account rather than two, and certain claimants will be able to benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 117374 117375 question first answered 23/11/2020 16:16:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1247560

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of changing carer's allowance status from unearned income to earned income for universal credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	109685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Carer’s Allowance is taken into account in the calculation of Universal Credit in the same way as the benefits it replaced.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit includes an additional amount for carers at the rate of £162.92 per monthly assessment period. This amount recognises the additional contribution and responsibilities associated with caring.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/11/2020 12:57:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain