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809558

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 19 of the written evidence submitted by Gingerbread to the Work and Pensions Committee, UCR0106, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of knowledge of the Universal Credit childcare offer among DWP work coaches.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	120216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Work coaches and case managers receive a blend of face-to-face and online learning, which focuses on the technical delivery of Universal Credit, the transformational change, as well as consolidation of their training post-completion.</p><p>All work coaches receive specialist training on childcare in Universal Credit Full Service as part of this learning journey, which is designed to support them in the delivery of the service.</p><p>This training, with the aid of the Universal Credit Full Service Guidance, enables work coaches and case managers to:</p><ul><li>state when a claimant is eligible to claim childcare costs</li><li>check if a childcare provider is registered</li><li>record childcare provider details on the Training Service</li><li>verify childcare costs</li><li>clerically calculate child care costs paid in advance</li><li>state the time limits for providing evidence</li><li>state what reasonable usage is</li></ul><p>Furthermore, the Universal Credit Full Service has a training feature that allows our staff to experience the system before their site goes live with the Full Service.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 16:05:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

809557

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 18 of the written evidence submitted by Gingerbread to the Work and Pensions Committee, UCR0106, what assessment he has made of the effect of the requirement to produce official receipts for childcare on the time taken for reimbursement.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	120215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In Universal Credit Full Service, claimants are responsible for supplying evidence of any childcare costs. Some cases will not need monthly verification and will be automatically accepted after being declared. In these cases claimants will not need to supply any evidence, unless there is a change or concerns over validity.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 15:59:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

808820

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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, whether some universal credit claimants are being required to attend in-person appointments to reset their universal credit login details; and if he will ensure that all universal credit claimants are able to amend their account details using online portals.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	119929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Currently, Universal Credit requires claimants to attend the Jobcentre for a face to face interview to reset their Universal Credit login in details. We plan to automate this process in the very near future.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 15:14:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

808850

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Jobcentres: Ealing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the date is for the proposed outreach provision to be operational after the proposed closure of Southall Jobcentre on 26 January 2018; what the staffing requirement for that provision will be; and how and when service users will be notified of the date for that provision to be operational and how to access that provision.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	119959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We have formally agreed that an outreach provision will be available from the Dominion Centre site in Southall and are confident that it will be in place by 26 January when Southall Jobcentre closes. This outreach provision may be available prior to the closure of Southall Jobcentre if the detailed arrangements are concluded earlier than expected.</p><p> </p><p>The outreach service will be available 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. We anticipate being able to base between two and four members of staff at the site.</p><p> </p><p>Existing customers will be notified about the outreach provision by Work Coaches at face-to-face interviews before the Southall Jobcentre closure date. Customers will also be handed a written notification about their new jobcentre and the new outreach provision.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the new outreach facility will also be shared through our local partnership network.</p><p> </p><p>Posters about the closure of Southall Jobcentre and the new outreach provision, will be displayed in Southall Jobcentre, as soon as the opening date of the new outreach provision is finalised. We expect this to take place within the first two weeks of January.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 15:17:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

806697

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to issue guidance to single parents on their (a) rights and (b) entitlements in respect of (i) universal credit and (ii) other benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	119773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s website, gov.uk, provides guidance on individual’s rights and entitlements to benefits in the UK, including single parents. In particular, the website provides links to independent benefits calculators that can be used to find out what benefits an individual could get, how to claim and how these benefits will be affected if an individual starts work.</p><p> </p><p>For single parents claiming Jobseekers Allowance there is also a Lone Parents <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-for-lone-parents" target="_blank">factsheet</a> available on gov.uk which, amongst other things, explains the flexibilities that may be available to them.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:15:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

808963

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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: Disqualification
	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 (a) universal credit, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) employment and support allowance claimants have had a (i) sanction or (ii) suspension on their claim in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	120072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The latest available information on proportion of Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance claimants receiving less benefit because they were sanctioned up to June 2017 is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-sanctions-statistics-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-sanctions-statistics-2017</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the proportion of these benefit claimants who have had their benefit suspended for other reasons is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 12:02:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

809736

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Departments policy is on the continued payment of universal credit element for young people still in full time, non-advanced education when they reach the age of 19.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	120356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit provides support for young people aged 16-19 in full-time non-advanced education or approved training, through the additional payments that their parents receive. These payments can continue until 31<sup>st</sup> August following the young person’s 19th birthday, which aligns with the academic year and allows most young people, still in education or training under age 20, to finish their course. In effect, these young people will be supported under their parents’ Universal Credit claim until they are able to claim in their own right, generally at age 18, if they meet the conditions of entitlement.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 16:03:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

806696

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has made of the number of single parent households who will be in receipt of universal credit when it is rolled out in (a) the UK, (b) London (c) London Borough of Ealing and (d) Ealing Central and Acton constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	119772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department estimates there will be around 2.1 million single parent households in receipt of Universal Credit when it is rolled out in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The rest of the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:35:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

806700

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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: Lone Parents
	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 effect of the introduction of universal credit on the ability of single parents' to remain in employment.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	119776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work and evidence shows that under Universal Credit claimants move into work significantly faster and spend more time looking for work than under the old system. Unlike Tax Credits, where people were often limited as to the number of hours they could work, Universal Credit entitlement is calculated according to income instead of the number of hours worked. Applying the single taper rate in this way ensures that support reduces gradually as a claimant’s earnings increase, giving people a clear incentive to increase their hours. Parents can also receive a work allowance which lets them keep more of the money that they earn.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Universal Credit now provides for 85% of childcare costs giving parents the opportunity to work and earn more, so they can support their families.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:23:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

806699

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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: Lone Parents
	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 effect of the introduction of universal credit on encouraging single parents into employment.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	119775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work and evidence shows that under Universal Credit claimants move into work significantly faster and spend more time looking for work than under the old system. Unlike Tax Credits, where people were often limited as to the number of hours they could work, Universal Credit entitlement is calculated according to income instead of the number of hours worked. Applying the single taper rate in this way ensures that support reduces gradually as a claimant’s earnings increase, giving people a clear incentive to increase their hours. Parents can also receive a work allowance which lets them keep more of the money that they earn.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Universal Credit now provides for 85% of childcare costs giving parents the opportunity to work and earn more, so they can support their families.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 14:19:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq