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855575

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of Real Time Information on claims by agency workers for Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	130882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Over 99% of individual employment records are now being reported in real time. This method of sharing information is allowing us to run a welfare system that is responsive to changes in earnings and helps us identify cases of fraud. Only a small proportion of the 1% of remaining cases are referred to HMRC to clarify those earnings with the employer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP works closely with HMRC to investigate any risks associated with RTI data and jointly deals with disputes arising when claimants query their reported earnings. As DWP receives copies of the data submitted by employers, the risk of data corruption within HMRC is regarded as minimal. However, DWP and HMRC continually monitor the data and no significant problems have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>A number of processes are in place to deal with inaccurate data from employers. DWP and HMRC analysts monitor the RTI data received, looking for trends, patterns and causes. Both Departments then work together with employers and partners, such as software developers and payroll bureaux, to improve the quality of the data. This work supplements the Bankers' Automated Clearing Services (BACS) payment validation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/03/2018 12:52:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

422720

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people claiming, or applying for, Employment and Support Allowance, who are found fit for work, are then refused Jobseeker's Allowance because they are judged by Jobcentre Plus as being not fit for work.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	12696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/10/2015 11:45:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

521683

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of work capability assessments were carried out within 13 weeks of submission of a new employment and support allowance claim in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	38476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Official statistics for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) processing times are not readily available and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/06/2016 11:10:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

765383

	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: Housing
	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 to extend the universal credit landlord portal to all social sector landlords operating in Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	105446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We are planning to invite the largest social rented sector landlords to enrol onto the UC Full Service Landlord Portal between October to December 2017. These will be in new areas that are commencing roll-out of the Universal Credit Full Service. We will shortly be inviting 5 landlords covering the Wirral area to enrol on the portal.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

381575

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Work Programme
	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 to pilot the new approach to sanctions using warnings and non-financial penalties following a first failure to comply with conditionality on the Work Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	2719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Any potential pilot has not been confirmed. The Department is considering the proposal.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/06/2015 14:23:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882587

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how long households will receive Support for Mortgage Interest as a benefit, if they have not been contacted by the Department about its change in policy by 5 April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	135649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>All claimants were contacted about Support for Mortgage Interest loans before 5 April. After this initial contact an information discussion is held following which the offer of an SMI loan will be made. The claimant can continue to receive SMI as a benefit for up to 10 weeks following the date the loan offer is made to give them time to decide whether to accept the offer and for the loan payments to be put in place. Where an existing claimant lacks mental capacity to make decisions about entering into the loan agreement, the regulations enable SMI benefit to continue until an appropriate person is appointed to act on the claimant’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 15:17:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

756084

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, for what reasons there is a seven-day waiting period for universal credit; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that waiting period on a claimant's wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The fundamental principle behind waiting days is that benefits are not designed to provide cover for brief spells of unemployment or sickness. To ensure we provide a vital safety net for vulnerable people, a number of groups are exempt from waiting days and any need for financial or budgeting support will be established at the outset of the claim.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2017 12:42:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

386817

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons unsuccessful applications for Short Term Benefit Advance in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	5024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>A Short Term Benefit Advance (STBA) is an advance payment of benefit normally paid at the start of a new claim to claimants who meet the qualifying criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Circumstances in which an STBA may not be paid include where there is some doubt as to whether the claimant will be entitled to the benefit.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/07/2015 14:38:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

964152

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, from what point her Department measures the waiting time for first payment of a claim for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	169049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department measures the waiting time for a first payment of a Universal Credit claim from the payment due date of the first assessment period. The payment due date is one week after the assessment period end date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/09/2018 13:35:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

904664

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	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: PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) complaints and (b) inquiries that her Department has received from or on behalf of universal credit claimants in employment have been prompted by inaccurate earnings data from the Real Time Information system.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	144202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Real Time Information (RTI) system is working well with over 99% of individual employment records now being reported in real time. This method of sharing information is enabling us to run a welfare system that is responsive to changes in earnings and helps identify cases of fraud. Only a small proportion of the 1% of remaining cases are referred to HMRC to clarify those earnings with the employer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP work closely with HMRC to investigate any risks associated with RTI data, and jointly deal with disputes arising when claimants query their reported earnings. DWP and HMRC continually monitor the data and no significant problems have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>A number of processes are in place to deal with inaccurate data from employers. DWP and HMRC analysts monitor the RTI data received, looking for trends, patterns and causes. Both Departments then work together with employers and partners, such as software developers and payroll bureaux, to improve the quality of the data.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018 over a million separate RTI notifications were used in Universal Credit Awards. Of those the DWP RTI Dispute Team received under 3000 disputed earnings referrals – a query rate of less than 0.3%. Many of these queries are resolved by an explanation of how Universal Credit works.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2017 the Department has received 89 complaints alleging that RTI information was inaccurate. In that same period there have been around 11 million separate RTI earnings notifications used in Universal Credit Awards.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 144201 question first answered 21/05/2018 13:50:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead