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1551407

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the report on the discovery phase of the managed migration of Universal Credit; and if so, when they intend to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>We intend to publish our learnings and observations from the initial Discovery tests in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/12/2022 11:20:23 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1546221

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: Deductions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 27 October (HL2434), on what basis a 70 per cent completion rate has been determined as a necessary criterion for publication of  data; and whether they will deposit a copy of the guidance or document specifying a requirement for a 70 per cent completion rate threshold to be met before data are published in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Details of the plan for the publication of ethnicity data for Universal Credit claimants can be found under the heading of ‘Ethnicity for Universal Credit claimants’ in the background information section of the ‘Universal Credit Statistics Background Information &amp; Methodology’ document on the GOV.UK website which can be accessed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>For reporting on and interpreting non-mandatory self-declared diversity fields, the minimum threshold set by the Department for Work and Pensions is a completion rate of 70%. The level of non-completion represents both the level of uncertainty around the figures and also means the likelihood of responder bias is more prominent. The effect of responder bias could be quite substantial, yet unquantifiable. Therefore, any attempt to infer meaning from these figures until they reach a minimum level of completion would likely be misleading.</p><p> </p><p>The minimum level of 70% has been determined by analysis of the completion rates for those on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). Ethnicity breakdowns have been published for JSA since August 2007, with a completion rate at the time of 90%, and for ESA since November 2008, with a completion rate of 74%. Due to this the threshold of 70% was chosen as the minimum level required before publication can be considered. Once the minimum threshold is achieved analysis will be performed to check the data is of sufficient quality to publish.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, work is on-going to improve the completion rate. The approach to capturing ethnicity information is being addressed to ensure that claimants are supported in providing the information. Claimants can be reassured that ethnicity information is used solely for statistical purposes in an aggregate fashion, non-attributable to individuals</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 12/12/2022 16:22:53 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1538947

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are publicising to (1) claimants, and (2) advisers, the facility that exists for claimants to make and maintain a universal credit claim not online in cases where they would have difficulty with a digital claim; and what steps have they taken to ensure that (a) universal credit work coaches, and (b) subcontracted telephony agents, are aware of this facility.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>Guidance is available on GOV.UK Universal Credit: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-to-claim" target="_blank">Universal Credit: How to claim - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> outlining how claimants can make a claim to Universal Credit and the provision available to claim via the Universal Credit helpline telephony service for those who can’t claim online. Guidance is available to both Work Coaches and telephony agents regarding the option for claimants to make and maintain their Universal Credit claim by phone. In addition, DWP staff regularly receive reminders via senior leader calls of the facility to make claims by phone for those claimants who need it.</p><p> </p><p>DWP also grant funds Citizens Advice (CA), in partnership with Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), to provide Help to Claim support to any persons making a new claim to Universal Credit. If they identify that a claim by phone is appropriate, then they will support the person in completing this.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/11/2022 14:13:50 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1520210

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Bolton and Medway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the first 500 people issued with universal credit migration notices in Bolton and Medway from 9 May, (1) claimed universal credit by their initial (un-extended) deadline, (2) claimed universal credit by their extended deadline, (3) did not claim universal credit by their final deadline, and (4) missed their deadline and had their legacy benefit stopped.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We will set out our learnings and observations from the first phase of discovery process in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 24/10/2022 16:32:23 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1520211

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Bolton and Medway
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the first 500 people issued with universal credit migration notices in Bolton and Medway from 9 May, who had a complex need or disability missed their final deadline.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We will set out our learnings and observations from the first phase of discovery process in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 24/10/2022 16:32:12 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1520212

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Child Tax Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Completing the move to Universal Credit report, published on 6 June, which estimated that one million families receiving tax credits in April 2022 may need to move to universal credit, what estimate they have made of (1) how many of these families were in receipt of Child Tax Credit, and (2) how many children were living in those families.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>There were a total of 1.2 million households in receipt of Tax Credits in April 2022 who we estimated to be in scope for Moving to UC. Of these 880,000 were in receipt of Child Tax Credits. We do not have a current estimate of how many children were living in those families at that time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 24/10/2022 16:31:58 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1520214

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: Deductions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data are available, broken down by ethnicity; how much on average was deducted for each minority ethnic group; what was the total sum of deductions for each minority ethnic group; and what proportion of each of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested by ethnic group is not available. As the ethnicity of Universal Credit (UC) claimants is collected through voluntary self-declaration and the completion rate has been and still is deficient, we have determined that this does not actually reflect the ethnicity breakdown of those on UC. Once 70% of those on UC have provided their ethnicity information (excluding those who prefer not to say) the Department will then hold sufficient information to consider publishing the ethnicity breakdown of those on UC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/10/2022 16:49:29 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1504847

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments: Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of Universal Credit claimants who did not qualify for the first cost of living additional payment because of the way their wages were paid during the qualifying month.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>We do not currently hold this information. We have deliberately kept the rules for these payments as simple as possible. This is the only way we can ensure that we can develop the systems and processes required to make these payments.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, it is not possible to distinguish between those that have had a permanent increase to their earnings, and those whose earnings are temporarily fluctuating. If a UC claimant’s income subsequently falls, these claimants will return to having a positive award after the cut-off date and may be eligible for the second Cost of Living Payment, worth £324.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/09/2022 16:01:49 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1504848

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Carers: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they will publish the research on barriers to carers’ employment mentioned in the letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chair of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee, dated 15 July; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>We are currently considering the results from the research, and should we decide to publish any findings, we will of course ensure that they are made available to both Houses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/09/2022 15:58:04 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1504850

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the level of the benefit cap, set in 2016, if it had kept pace with (1) inflation, (2) average earnings, and (3) Universal Credit rates.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There is a statutory duty to review the levels of the cap at least once in every five years and this will happen at the appropriate time. The current unusual economic period with potentially counter intuitive and shifting trends will need to be considered in the context of any decision regarding a review.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit cap provides a strong work incentive and fairness for hard-working taxpaying households and encourages people to move into work, where possible. The Government firmly believes that where possible it is in the best interests of children to be in working households and the benefit cap provides a clear incentive to move into work.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the weekly benefit cap level if it had kept pace with (1) inflation and (2) average earnings. To provide the levels of the benefit cap had it kept pace with Universal Credit rates is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Inflation</p></td><td><p>Average earnings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London couples/lone parents</p></td><td><p>£496.51</p></td><td><p>£529.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London single adult</p></td><td><p>£332.67</p></td><td><p>£354.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Excluding London couples/lone parents</p></td><td><p>£431.75</p></td><td><p>£460.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Excluding London single adult</p></td><td><p>£289.27</p></td><td><p>£308.23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The earnings and inflation measure used for uprating DWP benefits have been used.</p><p> </p><p>Inflation and earnings source: House of Commons, Benefit Uprating 2022/23, Table 5 (February 2022).</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/09/2022 14:26:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett