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418522

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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, by when he plans for one million people to be in receipt of universal credit; and what steps he is taking to achieve this outcome.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	10000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Universal Credit programme has hit, or is on target to achieve, all of the dates we set out in Autumn 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people on benefits is driven by a range of factors.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, the programme measures progress by the successful achievement of milestones of its delivery plan rather than targets for numbers of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/09/2015 15:08:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418994

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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 he expects all NHS charges claim forms to include a box applicable for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We are in active conversations with the Department of Health about the content of their forms.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 10360 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:25:18 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418995

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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 outstanding sanctions and appeals are related to universal credit claimants not ticking the appropriate box on NHS charges claim forms when claiming help with NHS health costs in cases where the claim forms do not include such a box.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>We are in active conversations with the Department of Health about the content of their forms.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 10358 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:25:18 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

760285

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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 training his Department has provided to jobcentre work coaches to help claimants adapt to the new universal credit benefit since that benefit was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	105005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We have in place a substantial programme of learning and ongoing support for work coaches to enable them to support all customers, whatever their needs. Work coaches receive a blend of face-to-face and online learning, which focuses on both the technical delivery steps and importantly the transformational change, as well as consolidation of training post-completion.</p><p> </p><p>Accreditation is also core to establishing our Work Coaches as an externally recognised professional workforce, and is central to our commitment to their continuous professional development. The learning and accreditation for Work Coaches reflects the critical role they play in the successful delivery of Universal Credit. However, we are not complacent and are investing in our people at all levels to give them the skills, knowledge and tools to deliver.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Full Service has a training feature that allows our staff to experience the system. Feedback from staff on the training has been positive, particularly the ability to experience the system before their jobcentre goes live with the full service.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/10/2017 11:57:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

760958

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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 proportion of universal credit claims was processed and paid within six weeks in the last six-month period for which figures are available in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	105265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>There is no data broken down by area or region. However, data published on 15 September 2017 shows that, nationally, in June 2017 76% of new Universal Credit households received their first payment in full and on time. Across the whole of Universal Credit 92% of all households received full payment on time. The published data can be found here.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-timeliness-january-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-timeliness-january-to-june-2017</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/10/2017 15:47:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

419540

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on integrating universal credit with eligibility criteria for services provided by the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health has been part of ongoing discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions, and other Government departments, on the best approach for enabling those in receipt of Universal Credit to receive entitlement to passported benefits. It has been agreed that a system of earnings thresholds will be introduced as claimant numbers expand to ensure that these benefits continue to be targeted at those who need them most.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2015 15:11:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

419589

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2015 to Question 10000, whether the milestone set in autumn 2014 of reaching 100,000 universal credit claims by May 2015 was achieved; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	10591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Universal Credit programme has hit, or is on target to achieve, all of the milestones the Secretary of State set out in Autumn 2014.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/10/2015 15:55:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

765577

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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 proportion of people repaying a universal credit advance are asked to repay within (a) three and (b) six months; how many of those people have other sums deducted from their monthly payment; and in how many of those cases that total deduction exceeds the maximum recommended amount.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	105949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Claimants choose the periods of repayment. Some 77% of claimants have chosen to repay in 6 months and 8% within 3 months. Deductions for arrears are made in a priority order and can never exceed 40% of the personal allowance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:50:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

766150

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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 his policy is on a formal appeal process for decisions on early advances for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	105991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Advances are time sensitive because an advance payment meets the immediate need of the claimant. So there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal against a refusal. We have an alternative process which enables a claimant to ask for a decision to be looked at again within the office, at pace.</p><p> </p><p>The most common grounds for a refusal of an advance payment are because the claimant already has available funds, for example: savings, earnings, redundancy payments or support from the claimant or partner’s parents, family or friends. This list is not exhaustive.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/11/2017 15:12:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 13845 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

766040

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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 applicants for universal credit have requested split payments on (a) any grounds and (b) the grounds of domestic abuse since the launch of universal credit in the pilot areas; and what proportion of the total number of applicants have so requested such split payments in each category.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	106034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:51:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips