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1180328

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit (a) are classed as vulnerable and (b) have a mental health condition.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	20522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Health conditions are not categorised into either physical and mental conditions. Vulnerabilities can include a range of complex needs and differing personal circumstances and so there is no definitive definition of the term vulnerable.</p><p>We do however publish the breakdown of Universal Credit claimants with different work related requirements. This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>We have listened to feedback on how we can improve Universal Credit to support our claimants and acted quickly, making improvements such as extending advances, removing waiting days, and introducing housing benefit run on. These changes are giving support to those who need it most, whilst at the same time helping people get into work faster.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 12:19:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1180329

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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: Mental Illness
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) on average and (b) in total her Department pays in adjustments for universal credit claimants with (i) identified vulnerabilities and (ii) mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	20523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Data surrounding claimants in receipt of different elements of Universal Credit is published online and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 12:12:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1180341

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February to Question 15027, whether her Department collects data on the correlation between the number of people borrowing from loan sharks and the roll-out of universal credit in an area.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	20473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does not collect data about the use of loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is creating a Breathing Space scheme to help people experiencing problem debt. Breathing Space will be implemented in early 2021 and provide access to advice and allow people the time and space to fully engage with professional support, helping them identify a sustainable solution to their debts. The scheme will cover a broad range of debts, including not only financial services debts but also arrears owed to utility companies and to central and local government.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 17:19:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1180438

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Local Housing Allowance: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in local housing allowance in the Blackpool local authority area in financial year 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	20432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance is used to calculate the maximum amount of Housing Benefit payable to claimants.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19 the amount paid under the Local Housing Allowance Scheme for Housing Benefit claimants in the Blackpool local authority area was £51 million. This excludes the equivalent paid out in Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit claimants, which is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/03/2020 15:05:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1180493

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how much has been paid back to universal credit claimants as a result of Real Time Information disputes being upheld in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 13:36:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180494

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how many universal credit claimants successfully disputed the Real Time Information on which their awards were based (a) from February 2016 to January 2017, (b) from February 2017 to January 2018 and (c) from February 2018 to January 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <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 (RTI) system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have 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 encourage accurate reporting dates. Please see the table below for the relevant data on the total successful RTI disputes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total RTI calculations</p></td><td><p>RTI calculation disputes</p></td><td><p>Percentage (%) of disputes to total calculations</p></td><td><p>Number of successful disputes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017 – January 2018</p></td><td><p>3,902,052</p></td><td><p>11,133</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>2,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018 – January 2019</p></td><td><p>13,566,745</p></td><td><p>61,246</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>11,636</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>The earliest available data is from July 2017.</li></ul> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 16:34:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180552

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Marriage Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has been spent under section 22 of the Family Law Act 1996 on (a) the provision of marriage support services, (b) research into the causes of marital breakdown and (c) research into ways of preventing marital breakdown in each financial year since the Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	20446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>As policy responsibility for relationship issues has moved between departments several times since 1996, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The policy responsibility for relationship issues currently sits with DWP. DWP does not make grants under section 22 of the Family Law Act (1996), however we have funded a range of work to help couples (including those who are married) to improve the quality of their relationships.</p><p> </p><p>Since responsibility for this area moved to DWP, we have spent the following in each financial year:</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 - £7.5m</p><p>2015/16 - £11.2m</p><p>2016/17 - £6.3m</p><p>2017/18 - £5.24m</p><p>2018/19 - £15.85m</p><p>2019/20 current forecast - £10.2m</p><p> </p><p>Currently, these services are focused on the specific issue of parental conflict, and are delivered through our Reducing Parental Conflict programme.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 17:45:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1180558

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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 claims that have had a deduction applied had (a) up to 20 per cent, (b) between 21 and 30 per cent, (c) between 31 and 40 per cent and (d) more than 41 per cent deducted in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	20637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to providing a strong welfare safety-net for those who need it. There is a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans for those who need extra support.</p><p> </p><p>Our deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant’s need to meet their financial obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. Since October 2019, Universal Credit deductions are a maximum of 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance down from 40% previously.</p><p> </p><p>We also recognise the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt, so last resort deductions over the 30% cap can be applied to protect vulnerable claimants from eviction and/or having their fuel supply disconnected, by providing a repayment method for arrears of these essential services.</p><p> </p><p>Of all eligible claims to Universal Credit Full Service due a payment in November 2019, 58% (1,307,000 claims) had a deduction.</p><p> </p><p>Of this 1,307,000 claims with a deduction:</p><p> </p><p>a) 44% (569,000 claims) had deductions up to and including 20% of the Standard Allowance (25% of all eligible claims).</p><p> </p><p>b) 52% (681,000 claims) had deductions between 20% and 30% of the Standard Allowance (30% of all eligible claims).</p><p> </p><p>For last resort deductions –</p><p> </p><p>c) 4% (51,000 claims) had deductions between 30% and 40% of their Standard Allowance (2% of all eligible claims).</p><p> </p><p>d) 1% (7,000 claims) had deductions above 40% of their Standard Allowance (0.3% of all eligible claims).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p><p>2. Claim numbers are rounded up to the nearest 1,000.</p><p>3. Deductions include advance repayments and all other deductions, but exclude sanctions and fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions.</p><p>4. Deduction bands exclude the lower limit but include the upper limit, i.e. 'between 20% and 30% of the Standard Allowance' includes claimants having 30% of their standard allowance deducted but not those having 20% deducted.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/03/2020 11:05:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 9751 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1179751

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department’s policy for Jobcentre staff not to refer individuals to Trussell Trust foodbanks.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	19902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Under long-standing national guidance issued to all Jobcentres, staff can signpost benefit claimants to a local food bank provided all sources of formal support have been considered.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/02/2020 16:28:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1179778

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Local Housing Allowance: 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 assessment she has made of the trends in the rate of homelessness exemptions to the Shared Accommodation Rate for people aged between 25 to 35 years olds.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	19924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the trends in the rate of homelessness exemptions to the Shared Accommodation Rate for people aged between 25 to 35 years old.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/02/2020 16:20:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray