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1695327

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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 received an advance payment of universal credit between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	18125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 880,000 Universal Credit (UC) households received at least one advance payment of UC and between 1 April 2023 and 30 November 2023, 610,000 UC households received at least one advance payment of UC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. This analysis includes New Claims, Change of Circumstances and Benefit Transfers as these are an advance of a Universal Credit payment. Budgeting Advances have been excluded since these are loans to help with emergency household costs and not an advance of Universal Credit payment.</p><p>5. Households with more than one advance payment in the stated time period have only been counted once.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 18126 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695328

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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 received an advance payment of universal credit between 1 April 2023 and 12 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	18126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 880,000 Universal Credit (UC) households received at least one advance payment of UC and between 1 April 2023 and 30 November 2023, 610,000 UC households received at least one advance payment of UC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. This analysis includes New Claims, Change of Circumstances and Benefit Transfers as these are an advance of a Universal Credit payment. Budgeting Advances have been excluded since these are loans to help with emergency household costs and not an advance of Universal Credit payment.</p><p>5. Households with more than one advance payment in the stated time period have only been counted once.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 18125 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1695333

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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 is the average waiting time for those on Universal Credit to see a work coach for an initial interview.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	18128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/03/2024 14:34:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1694561

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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 reasons that people on Universal Credit may require budgeting advance loans.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	17654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 11:28:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694633

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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 and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants have received a budgeting advance in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester West
	tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
	uin	17591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 below provides the number and proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2020 - Nov 2021</p></td><td><p>1,045,000</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2021 - Nov 2022</p></td><td><p>1,026,000</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2022 - Nov 2023</p></td><td><p>1,092,000</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 14:47:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1693829

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	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, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the National Audit Office report entitled Progress in implementing Universal Credit, published on 27 February 2024, HC 552.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	17113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the National Audit Office report which reflects the positive progress made by the programme implementing Universal Credit (UC).</p><p>The Department is assured that the recommendations made by the National Audit Office reflect the activities already in place within the UC Programme to effectively deliver Move to UC.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 12:24:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1692220

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a repayable advance for Universal Credit claimants who are awaiting a payment correction following an assessment error.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	16016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/03/2024 11:58:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1691340

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	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 real time information disputes were raised by Universal Credit claimants in the most recent twelve month period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	15401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/02/2024 10:27:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1690814

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	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 and what proportion of applications to delay migration from tax credits to universal credit have been granted in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	15120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table provides information on the number of extension requests granted. The data relating to the proportion of people who requested an extension and then were granted an extension cannot be provided because it is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tax Credit claimants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Migration Notices sent to individuals</p></td><td><p>of which, extension to Migration Notice period granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month Migration Notice sent</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>4,950</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>12,880</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>23,180</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>26,970</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>44,500</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>39,410</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10</p><p>‘..’ indicates nil or negligible</p><p>Migration notices are included only until the end of September to allow households to have reached their deadline, in line with published official statistics to December 2023</p><p>Source: Move to Universal Credit operation system</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/02/2024 15:43:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1690342

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	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 his Department has made an estimate of the number and proportion of monthly universal credit payments that differed from the amount listed in a claimant's journal in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
	uin	14776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Monthly Universal Credit payments are not listed in a customer’s journal. Payment details are recorded on a customer statement.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/02/2024 12:02:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms