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1150691

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	18/10/2019
	date tabled	18/10/2019
	ddp created	18/10/2019 14:12:52
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/10/2019 14:17:00 28/10/2019 17:57:03
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	1902
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/10/2019 17:25:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of prisoners who leave custody each month who (a) are eligible for universal credit and (b) apply for that benefit at the point of their release from prison.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1902
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1902
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We recognise that many prison leavers rely on the benefits system to ensure they are able to pay for accommodation and living costs upon release from custody. We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure prisoners can access Universal Credit as soon as possible on release.</p><p> </p><p>We do not, however, hold data on the proportion of prisoners who leave custody each month who (a) are eligible for universal credit or (b) apply for that benefit at the point of their release from prison centrally and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Although the data is not directly comparable, statistics from the 2013 MoJ/DWP/HMRC data share suggested that demand for out-of-work benefits is high. The report found that over half of offenders released from prison were claiming out-of-work benefits one month after release and that two-thirds of working age offenders claimed at least one out-of-work benefit at some point in the two years following their conviction/caution or release from prison in 2010/2011.</p> question first answered 28/10/2019 17:25:44
	creator	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1150692

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2019
	date	18/10/2019
	date tabled	18/10/2019
	ddp created	18/10/2019 14:12:55
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	18/10/2019 14:17:02 28/10/2019 17:58:02
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	1903
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/10/2019 17:26:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on arrangements for prisoners to apply for universal credit (a) prior to and (b) no later than their release from custody.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1903
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1903
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ministry of Justice and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ministers regularly meet, the last time being in July 2019, and will meet again soon. In the July meeting, both departments were keen to progress work to better prepare prisoners for release, including improving access to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP has piloted a number of changes that will support offenders making claims prior to release. We are working closely with the DWP to take forward the learning from these pilots. One area that the pilots highlighted was the important role that dedicated DWP Prison Work Coaches play in our prison system to ensure access to Universal Credit. We continue to work with DWP to help support these work coaches, and to ensure they have both the right physical environment and information on and access to prisoners required for efficient working.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2019, we published the National Partnership Agreement with the DWP. This sets out how the departments will collaborate to improve access to Universal Credit for prison leavers to ensure they have timely access to financial support on release.</p> question first answered 28/10/2019 17:26:32
	creator	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds