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1288028

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit deductions on the (a) levels and (b) depth of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	156459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p>Tackling poverty will always be a priority for this Government. Our recent focus has rightly been on supporting people financially during these unprecedented times, with an injection of billions of pounds to strengthen the welfare system in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including a temporary increase in the Universal Credit Standard Allowance to support those facing the most financial disruption. Through the Covid Winter Grant Scheme, announced on 9 November, we are extending that support with an additional £170m for local authorities in England so that they can support families with children and other vulnerable people with the cost of food and essential utilities this winter.</p><p>From October 2019, the overall maximum level for standard deductions is normally limited to 30% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance except for last-resort deductions. From October 2021, this is being reduced to 25% of the claimant’s standard allowance except for last-resort deductions. We recognise the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt, so last resort deductions can be applied to protect vulnerable claimants from eviction and/or having their fuel supply disconnected, by providing an affordable repayment plan for arrears of these essential services.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can ask for New Claims and Change of Circumstances Advance repayments to be delayed for up to 3 months in exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/02/2021 14:37:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1288296

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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: Kingston upon Hull North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on the economy in (a) the UK and (b) Kingston upon Hull North constituency of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	156297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/02/2021 17:17:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1287052

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department concluded its internal review of the factors driving the use of food banks.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	155063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department reallocated resources to prioritise work to help the COVID-19 effort.</p><p /><p>Throughout this pandemic, this Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and businesses and, for those in most need, injected billions into the welfare system. The new Covid Winter Grant Scheme builds on that support with an additional £170m for local authorities in England, to support families with children and other vulnerable people with the cost of food and essential utilities this winter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 13:40:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1287081

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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, whether renters that receive income for payment of rent from (a) Income Protection and (b) other insurance policies have that income amount deducted pound for pound from their universal credit housing allowance.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	155251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>Universal Credit is not paid to claimants who have sufficient income available from other sources to support themselves. Where claimants have income available to meet their everyday living costs, their entitlement to Universal Credit is adjusted accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Regular income payments that are paid to meet living costs, including individual income protection insurance payments<strong>, </strong>result in reductions in the claimant’s Universal Credit entitlement pound for pound.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/02/2021 14:16:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1287376

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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: Glasgow
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 in Glasgow are in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	155173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The available information on the number of people on Universal Credit, by local authority, is published monthly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found 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><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Note:</strong></p><p>The latest statistics show those on Universal Credit as at 14 January 2021. Statistics for</p><p>February 2021 will be published in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 155174 question first answered 24/02/2021 13:45:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1287377

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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: Glasgow
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 were in receipt of universal credit at the start of February 2021 in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	155174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The available information on the number of people on Universal Credit, by local authority, is published monthly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found 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><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Note:</strong></p><p>The latest statistics show those on Universal Credit as at 14 January 2021. Statistics for</p><p>February 2021 will be published in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 155173 question first answered 24/02/2021 13:45:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1287578

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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 universal credit claimants living in households with (a) children and (b) disabled people had deductions taken from their claim in the most recent month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	155177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>Data on the number of Universal Credit claimants living in households with (a) children and (b) disabled people is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 17:50:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1287658

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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: Crime and Justice Task Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets the Crime and Justice Task Force has set for her Department.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	154906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/02/2021 14:07:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1286301

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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: Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of childcare for universal credit claimants since the judgment made on 22 January 2021 in R (Salvato) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 102; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	153348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>UC childcare is a generous offer - eligible claimants can claim up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month compared to 70% in legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>DWP’s internal analysis indicates that less than 5% of families/claimants hit the childcare costs cap of £646.35 for one child and £1108.04 for two children.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been granted permission to appeal. It is therefore not appropriate to comment at this time.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The policy of reimbursing actual childcare costs paid has, as intended, resulted in a significantly lower level of fraud and error than in the legacy system, which was based on projected costs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 15:33:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1286304

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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: Childcare
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 publish statistics on the (a) value of childcare element received by households claiming universal credit and (b) proportion of registered childcare costs that parents have claimed back from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	153351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to publish these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 15:47:24 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden