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1024057

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	12/12/2018
	date tabled	12/12/2018
	ddp created	12/12/2018 19:00:49
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/12/2018 19:10:08 20/12/2018 16:23:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	201678
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 15:51:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had deductions from their universal credit of (a) 40 per cent and (b) 30 per cent for the repayment of advances on that benefit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 201678
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201678
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Of the eligible Universal Credit Full Service claims due a payment in October 2018 (990,000 claims – rounded to the nearest 10,000):</p><ul><li>11,000 (rounded to the nearest 1,000) were repaying advances at 40% of their Standard Allowance. This is 1% of eligible claims and 3% of claims that were repaying an advance.</li><li>4,000 (rounded to the nearest 1,000) were repaying advances at 30% of their Standard Allowance. This is less than 0.5% of eligible claims and 1% of claims that were repaying an advance.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The claim count figures in this text will not match the official statistics due to methodological differences.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018 we announced that from October 2019, we will reduce the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance. The total saving for claimants is £25 million in 2019/20, increasing to £65 million in 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>This is detailed in Table 1.8 in the Budget 2018 which can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2018-documents/budget-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2018-documents/budget-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that those on Universal Credit are supported to repay debts in a more sustainable and manageable way. Additionally, from October 2021, the government will also increase the period over which advances will be recovered, from 12 to 16 months.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1024058

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	12/12/2018
	date tabled	12/12/2018
	ddp created	12/12/2018 19:00:51
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	13/12/2018 15:55:27 20/12/2018 16:01:03
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	201679
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 15:29:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had deductions from their universal credit of (a) 20 per cent for a single debt as a result of (i) a utility company bill, (ii) council tax arrears and (iii) other liabilities and (b) 30 per cent for two such debts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 201679
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201679
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not have access to data outlining third party deductions by deduction type. As such, to provide this data would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1024059

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2018
	date	12/12/2018
	date tabled	12/12/2018
	ddp created	12/12/2018 19:00:53
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	13/12/2018 16:15:24 20/12/2018 16:01:01
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	201680
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 15:29:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had more than 40 per cent deducted from their universal credit payment to repay a combination of (a) advance payments of that benefit and (b)(i) utility debts and (ii) council tax arrears.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 201680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201680
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not have access to data outlining third party deductions by deduction type. As such, to provide this data would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1041444

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/01/2019
	date	14/01/2019
	date tabled	14/01/2019
	ddp created	15/01/2019 01:33:09
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	15/01/2019 01:42:25 22/01/2019 17:52:03
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	208409
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/01/2019 17:20:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the reasons given for non-attendance by sanctioned claimants of (a) jobseekers allowance and (b) employment support allowance in (i) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Lewisham and (iii) London in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 208409
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208409
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not centrally collate this information on the reasons given for non-attendance by sanctioned claimants within its statistical datasets.</p><p> </p><p>Sanctions are only used in a small percentage of cases, and that is when people fail to meet their agreed commitments without good reason.</p><p> </p><p>We take a number of steps to make sure our decisions are fair. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good cause, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p>
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1110994

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	10/04/2019
	date tabled	10/04/2019
	ddp created	10/04/2019 19:04:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	10/04/2019 19:57:28 16/04/2019 12:10:02
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	identifier	243435
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/04/2019 11:34:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if she will publish the criteria her Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 243435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	243435
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department has not deprioritised any statutory instruments as part of the UK preparations to leave the EU. The Department for Work and Pension continues to work closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Government Departments and preparations have been undertaken by staff as part of their regular duties.</p>
	creator	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1035144

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/01/2019
	date	04/01/2019
	date tabled	04/01/2019
	ddp created	04/01/2019 16:46:36
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	04/01/2019 16:56:14 14/01/2019 18:34:05
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Sutton
	house id	1
	identifier	205073
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/01/2019 18:02:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to roll-out universal credit managed migration in Sutton as a pilot.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 205073
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205073
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is currently working with key stakeholders to determine the approach to a managed migration pilot. We will be starting with very small numbers initially, and as a result will be able to track and support claimants through the process effectively to ensure that those moving onto Universal Credit do so easily and successfully.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1105110

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/04/2019
	date	26/03/2019
	date tabled	26/03/2019
	ddp created	26/03/2019 21:10:05
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/03/2019 21:16:57 01/04/2019 15:02:08
	hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
	house id	1
	identifier	237039
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/04/2019 14:27:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits credits for approved training, as defined by Section 7 of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 SI 1975/556, were valid for (a) on 26 March 2019 and (b) in 2002.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 237039
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	237039
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 26 March 2019, as in 2002, the regulations provide for a person to be credited with earnings for the purposes of entitlement to any benefit for a period where they were undertaking a course of ‘approved training’ as defined.</p>
	creator	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1105111

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/04/2019
	date	26/03/2019
	date tabled	26/03/2019
	ddp created	26/03/2019 21:10:11
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/03/2019 21:17:02 01/04/2019 16:45:14
	hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
	house id	1
	identifier	237040
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/04/2019 16:08:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the age restriction is for credits for approved training under Section 7 of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 SI 1975/556.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 237040
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	237040
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>A person must have reached the age of 18 before the beginning of the tax year in which the course of approved training began.</p>
	creator	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1110960

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	10/04/2019
	date tabled	10/04/2019
	ddp created	10/04/2019 18:58:40
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	10/04/2019 19:23:55 15/04/2019 16:28:43
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	243379
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/04/2019 15:51:16
	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 removing the five-week wait for claimants of universal credit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 243379
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	243379
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to Question 240463, answered on 8<sup>th</sup> April 2019.</p>
	creator	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1027532

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/12/2018
	date	18/12/2018
	date tabled	18/12/2018
	ddp created	18/12/2018 20:24:43
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/12/2018 20:35:40 28/12/2018 11:51:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Refugees
	house id	1
	identifier	203324
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/12/2018 11:19:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to refugees granted asylum that have made an application for universal credit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 203324
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203324
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Asylum Support is available to newly recognised refugees through the Home Office whilst their status is under consideration. This support continues for 28 days after refugee status is granted. A claim to Universal Credit can be made immediately once refugee status is granted and Asylum Support is not deducted from their Universal Credit award during the 28 days run on period. Work coaches receive training to help them identify and support vulnerable claimants, including refugees, and build supportive relationships with claimants to encourage them to openly discuss any barriers, concerns or problems as they emerge.</p><p>Provided the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit is met, we will always offer an advance payment to a refugee when making a new claim, and staff have access to information on a range of services and support available in their local area for vulnerable claimants, including refugees. This includes Universal Support, which provides help with using online services and budgeting advice. We also have access to a range of translation services to assist, should a claimant need support to overcome any language barriers.</p>
	creator	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire