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58310

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department to work exclusively on universal credit in (a) total, (b) communications, (c) IT development and (d) project delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Current resourcing data shows the full time equivalent staff employed to work exclusively on Universal Credit. In total this is (a) 535.8 comprising of (b) 21 in Communications (c) 80.8 in IT Development and (d) 434 in Project Delivery.</p><p> </p><p>These figures exclude contractors.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:16:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 524 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58368

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, how many staff will be employed in the specialist housing teams that will be established in univesral credit centres.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	199393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>A team exists to support current live service. This will expand as the rollout continues.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:20:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 525 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

58307

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department is able to cross-check data on housing costs within the universal credit programme in order to counter fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The universal credit system is already protected against fraud and error and security experts are involved at each stage of UC design. It is not in the public interest to disclose detailed plans or processes.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:25:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 520 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

60438

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	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, what assessment he has made of the risk of fraud in (a) the pathfinders for universal credit and (b) the roll out of the universal credit system.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP has taken a number of steps to design out Fraud and Error in the Universal Credit system.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the introduction of Universal Credit (UC), DWP assessed the risk of fraud and error and concluded the risk would be mitigated by restricting the initial claims in Pathfinder areas to those with the lowest risk of fraud, and to exclude more complex claims where fraud or error was more likely. DWP also implemented an automated data-matching capability to defend the UC system against the top causes of fraud or error. This Counter Fraud Capability introduced an automated pre-payment check for the first time to prevent fraud. It checked the very first UC claim and has checked every claim made since. This process also conducts a weekly scrutiny of all the data DWP holds against all UC claims to detect any fraud that may have subsequently started so we can take action immediately.</p><p>To provide a secure roll out of UC nationally, DWP's specialists in security and counter-fraud work are working with the UC Programme to ensure that the essential security and counter-fraud controls are in place before the digital 'end state' service can go live. By drawing on security and counter-fraud knowledge from across Government and external security expertise, we are ensuring that the core digital service is 'secure by design' from the outset, and that the service is also supported by the right online security and counter fraud capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 16:48:21 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 835 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

61841

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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, what the waiting period will be before an individual qualifies for support through universal credit; and how long he expects it will take to calculate entitlement and process new claims for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Chancellor announced in the 2013 Spending Review that a seven day waiting period is to be introduced into Universal Credit from April 2015.</p><p>Each claim for UC is assigned an assessment period. The payment due date is a fixed day of the month that falls 7 days after the end of the assessment period and on the same day of each subsequent month. Entitlement will be assessed so that payment should arrive in the claimant's bank account on or before the payment due date.<br></p><p>If any claimant is in need of support during this time they are eligible to apply for a UC Advance (New Claim).</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 16:45:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 2139 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62749

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of partners in small businesses who will apply for universal credit; and what steps such people need to take to establish their monthly income in order to do so.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We have not produced estimates of the numbers of partners in small businesses who will apply for Universal Credit.</p><p>Guidance on self-employment issued for Universal Credit decision makers can be found in the Advice for Decision Makers, which is available online at:</p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:11:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4742 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

62742

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, how many people claiming universal credit were (a) unemployed and (b) self-employed in the most recent period for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013 which can be found at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:15:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4740 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

76958

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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, what forecast his Department made of total IT spending in (a) the full business case for universal credit currently being considered by HM Treasury and (b) the business case previously approved for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	204986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Universal Credit is a major reform that will transform the Welfare State in Britain, bringing £35bn in economic benefits. The Programme is delivering within its allocated budgets.</p><p> </p><p>Information on spending for the Universal Credit Programme was included in the September 2013 NAO Report: (HC 621 - Session 2013-14 - Link)</p><p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10132-001-Universal-credit.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10132-001-Universal-credit.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Further spending information was provided in a Written Answer response (7 July 2014 : Column 114W - Link)</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140707/text/140707w0005.htm#column_114W" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140707/text/140707w0005.htm#column_114W</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 17:15:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 10188 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

64861

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	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, when his Department first submitted the Universal Credit Strategic Outline Business Case to HM Treasury.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	203116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The initial Universal Credit Strategic Outline Business Case was shared with HM Treasury in March 2011. Further iterations have been shared since, as is usual practice, and an updated draft of the overall Strategic Outline Business Case, covering the full life-time of the Programme up to 2023/24, was sent to HM Treasury in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has approved the UC Strategic Outline Business Case plans for the remainder of this Parliament (2014-15) as per the ministerial announcement (5 December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS)—link to WMS:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/07/2014 16:23:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 8039 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

77757

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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, how many people claiming universal credit since April 2013 have been referred to the Work Programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	205696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p>The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013 which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p>As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for UC therefore it is not yet possible to give a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. These statistics however will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p>The latest official experimental statistics on UC can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a>&quot;</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/07/2014 14:24:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 11109 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms