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1150659

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Maternity Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her Department's target to process maternity allowance claims within 24 working days.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The recovery plan is to return to the aim of clearing Maternity Allowance claims within 24 working days.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/11/2019 18:23:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150660

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which of her Department's offices staff working on maternity allowance are deployed.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We have staff in Walsall, Birkenhead and St Helens currently deployed on MA with telephony support from Atlantic Quay.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/10/2019 09:24:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150674

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are deployed in her Department's offices in Walsall; which benefits those staff administer; and what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels for each of the benefits administered in those offices.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>There are 241 Full time equivalents (FTE) employed in Walsall:</p><p> </p><ul><li>162 FTE are employed on Universal Credit; and</li><li>79 FTE are employed on Maternity Allowance.</li></ul><p> </p><p>All Social Fund work has been re-located and the staff have all moved across to Maternity Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/10/2019 16:38:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150675

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Maternity Allowance
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 the Answer of 17 October 2019 to Question 58 on the fast tracking of emergency cases of maternity allowance, how emergency is defined in that instance.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>In this case emergency cases are considered to be:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Victims of Domestic Violence</li><li>Homelessness</li><li>Risk of eviction.</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, each case is considered on it’s own merit, taking into account an individual’s circumstances, age of claim etc.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/11/2019 18:19:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150680

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Maternity Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for maternity allowance were (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) rejected in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	1897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>MA Claims received - 99750</p><p>MA Claims accepted - 86100</p><p>MA Claims refused – 14950</p><p> </p><p>Figures provided are for the year March 2018 - February 2019</p><p> </p><p>The data provided is sourced from management information.</p><p>Data are published quarterly on the number of commencements to Maternity Allowance on a rolling basis up to February 2019 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The quarterly commencements do not sum to the annual claims accepted quoted above as the published data is subject to substantial retrospection from late notifications to the computer system, as noted in the publication. These figures also exclude a small proportion of clerical cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The reasons for the MA claims being rejected are:</p><p> </p><p>Customer has not satisfied the Employment Test</p><p>Customer has not satisfied the Earnings Test</p><p>Customer has claimed MA whilst receiving SMP</p><p>Customer/ Employer has failed to respond to requests for information/ clarification within the requested timescales</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/10/2019 16:51:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1150702

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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 much a universal credit payment to a single mother is reduced by when two maternity payments are received within the universal credit calculation period due to a bank holiday.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	1922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid by an employer through their payroll system and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work allowance (where a claimant is eligible) and tapering, in the same way as other earned income. As a consequence, information surrounding the volumes of SMP payments received by Universal Credit claimants in the Highland Council area is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit seeks to take earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period, including any earnings reported by their employer or employers during the assessment period, regardless of when they were paid, or which month they relate to.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment periods allow for Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if a claimant’s income changes, they do not have to wait several months for a corresponding change in their Universal Credit award. Claimants can discuss the implications of any changes in earnings with their Case Manager or Work Coach and can be referred to personal budgeting support to help them manage their budgeting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have updated their guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 1923 1924 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:41:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1150703

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Maternity Allowance: Highlands of Scotland
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 in the Highland Council area received two statutory maternity payments within the universal credit calculation period due to a bank holiday in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	1923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid by an employer through their payroll system and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work allowance (where a claimant is eligible) and tapering, in the same way as other earned income. As a consequence, information surrounding the volumes of SMP payments received by Universal Credit claimants in the Highland Council area is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit seeks to take earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period, including any earnings reported by their employer or employers during the assessment period, regardless of when they were paid, or which month they relate to.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment periods allow for Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if a claimant’s income changes, they do not have to wait several months for a corresponding change in their Universal Credit award. Claimants can discuss the implications of any changes in earnings with their Case Manager or Work Coach and can be referred to personal budgeting support to help them manage their budgeting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have updated their guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 1922 1924 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:41:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1150704

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Maternity Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that payments of statutory maternity pay that are delayed due to bank holidays do not affect universal credit payments.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	1924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid by an employer through their payroll system and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work allowance (where a claimant is eligible) and tapering, in the same way as other earned income. As a consequence, information surrounding the volumes of SMP payments received by Universal Credit claimants in the Highland Council area is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit seeks to take earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period, including any earnings reported by their employer or employers during the assessment period, regardless of when they were paid, or which month they relate to.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment periods allow for Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if a claimant’s income changes, they do not have to wait several months for a corresponding change in their Universal Credit award. Claimants can discuss the implications of any changes in earnings with their Case Manager or Work Coach and can be referred to personal budgeting support to help them manage their budgeting.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have updated their guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 1922 1923 question first answered 23/10/2019 16:41:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone