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1058872

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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: Written Questions
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 11 January 2019 to Question 206457 Universal Credit, when she plans to provide a substantive Answer to that Question.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	219574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. member’s <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-01-08/206457/" target="_blank">Question</a> on 13 February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/02/2019 17:16:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1058894

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 214626, Universal Credit, what proportion of started universal credit claims were never finished due to (a) failure to attend an initial interview, (b) claimant commitment not accepted, (c) the claim was withdrawn, (d) failure to attend a subsequent interview and (e) non-entitlement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	219577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The table below provides the information requested for claimants who made a declaration in August 2018 and subsequently closed their claim before receiving a payment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Failure to attend an initial interview</p></td><td><p>Failure to attend a subsequent interview</p></td><td><p>Claimant commitment not accepted</p></td><td><p>Non-entitlement <strong>*</strong> (this includes claims that were withdrawn – see notes <strong>**</strong>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> Due to recent methodological changes in calculating reasons for claims closing the percentages provided here may not match to those provided previously.</p><p> </p><p><strong>**</strong> 4% of the total number of claims were withdrawn.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to nearest 1%.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to attend an initial interview includes both initial appointments that have not been attended and cases closed due to failure to book initial interview.</p><p> </p><p>For case to be counted as failure to attend a subsequent interview the claimant must have attended at least one appointment and then had their case closed with the failed to attend closure reason.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/02/2019 17:31:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1056806

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Members: Correspondence
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 7 January 2019 to Question 204628 on Universal Credit, when he plans to respond to the hon Member for High Peak.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	218391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member with the answer to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-12-20/204628/" target="_blank">204628</a> on 11 February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/02/2019 17:39:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1051341

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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 many people who have made a claim for universal credit did not complete their application.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	214626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Based on our internal data for August 2018, in total 28 per cent of claims did not complete the process.</p><p> </p><p>Of this figure around 8 per cent of claims were closed due to non-entitlement, for example because of capital or not passing the Habitual Residence Test. The remainder (around 18 per cent*) were closed due to non-compliance with the process, for example failure to sign a Claimant Commitment and failing to provide evidence to support their claim.</p><p> </p><p>*percentages do not add up to 28 per cent owing to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/02/2019 18:15:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1039592

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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	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, how many cases her Department has passed to the Jointly Managed Engagement Team for HMRC to clarify earnings with employers where there has been a dispute reported through RTI in each month since 2016.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	207610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The referrals to the Jointly Managed Engagement Team (JMET) were not broken down into disputes relating specifically to earnings between April 2016 and March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>However, based on the 9811 dispute referrals to the JMET during that period, HMRC estimates that 1765 sought to clarify earnings submitted through Real Time Information (RTI).</p><p> </p><p>Between April and December 2018, there were 7720 referrals to JMET to clarify earnings submitted through RTI. The below table shows this by monthly breakdown.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Referred to JMET</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>861</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>875</p></td><td><p>1006</p></td><td><p>793</p></td><td><p>1120</p></td><td><p>1023</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The national roll-out of Universal Credit saw accelerated increase from April-November 2018. As of March 2018, there were 817,912 people on Universal Credit. This almost doubled by November 2018, in which there was 1,426,540 people on Universal Credit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/02/2019 18:13:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 95800 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1037899

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2018 to Question 130822 on Universal Credit, how many universal credit claimants have a level of deduction from the standard allowance (a) at the 40 per cent and (b) above the 40 per cent level.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	206457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Our internal data shows that, of all Universal Credit Full Service awards in September 2018:</p><p> </p><p>(a) 7% (60,000 claims) of all Universal Credit Full Service eligible* claims had deductions at 40% of the Standard Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>(b) 0.6% (5,000 claims) of Universal Credit Full Service eligible claims had deductions that exceeded the normal 40% maximum deduction rate. These are due to last resort deductions which are only applied to protect claimant welfare by helping prevent disconnection or eviction (for example, service charges, rent, gas or electricity arrears).</p><p> </p><p>*Eligible claimants are claimants that have satisfied all the requirements of claiming Universal Credit; they have provided the necessary evidence, signed their claimant commitment and are eligible and have received their first payment.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include sanctions or fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions. In these cases, a priority order is applied so that deductions for arrears of housing costs or fuel costs are applied first, in order to protect claimant welfare. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions being made they can contact the Department to request that a reduction in deductions be considered.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018 we announced we will reduce the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance, from October 2019. Additionally, from October 2021, the recovery period for advances will increase from 12 to 16 months. This will help over 600,000 families to manage their debts at any one point when roll-out is complete, providing them with, on average, £295 extra a year as their debts are repaid over a longer period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/02/2019 15:16:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 94875 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1029311

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, whether trade unions and the Trade Union Congress have been consulted on the managed migration of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	204628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Trade Union Congress and some individual trade unions responded to the Social Security Advisory Committee report on the draft Universal Credit Managed Migration Regulations 2018 and we actively consult with trade unions and the Trade Union Congress.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department is working with a diverse group of around 80 stakeholder organisations, including Trade Union representation, to ensure the widest possible range of insights are played into the design of Universal Credit Managed Migration. This group will evolve over time as we work with different stakeholders at different stages in the process.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/02/2019 17:38:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 94118 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1024070

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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, how many and what proportion of universal credit advance payments have been paid on the day on which they have been applied for.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	201746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not held. We aim to pay advances on Universal Credit within 72 hours. However, an advance can be paid on the same day the claimant applies if they or their household would suffer genuine hardship if they had to wait 72 hours for the payment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/12/2018 17:45:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1024071

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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, how many people who have applied for a universal credit advance payment have been unsuccessful in that application.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	201747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not held for unsuccessful applications for Universal Credit advances made in person or by telephone. For applications made online, to provide the data would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/12/2018 11:29:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 92377 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1024072

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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, what information his Department holds on what proportion of universal credit advance payments for (a) childcare, (b) housing and (c) childcare and housing costs.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	201748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/12/2018 17:44:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George