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855515

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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, the number of Universal Credit claimants who 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	130822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Of all Universal Credit Full Service awards in January 2018:</p><p> </p><p>(a) 6% had a total deduction amount (either to a third party, for an advance, or for a fraud penalty) which equalled 40 per cent of the standard allowance</p><p>(b) Less than 0.5% had a total deduction amount which exceeded 40 per cent of the standard allowance. In these cases, a priority order is applied so that deductions for rent or fuel costs are applied first, in order to protect claimant welfare.</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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 16:02:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

855553

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest time taken by his Department to respond to Members' casework inquiries on behalf of constituents was in respect of (i) universal credit, (ii) jobseeker's allowance and (iii) employment support allowance in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	130860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not measure the timings as requested in the question and to provide this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department has a 15 working day target for MP to Director General Correspondence and a 20 working day target for Ministerial correspondence. These timescales are in line with Cabinet Office directives. Our latest internal data for year to date performance currently runs at 93% and 99% respectively, for correspondence answered within these timescales.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

855568

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest periods were between submitting an online application for universal credit and attending a first appointment to begin a new claim in (i) Birkenhead constituency and (ii) England in the last month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	130875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We aim to verify claimants’ identify and agree a claimant commitment with them within 10 days of the declaration of claim, approximately 3 weeks before the first payment will fall due.</p><p> </p><p>However, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

855739

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Internet
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128375, on Universal Credit: Internet, if he will publish a timetable for those features mentioned which have a higher priority than the establishment of an online password reset function for universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	131045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Improvements to features including those for making payments to claimants, further enhancements to the security of the system and features to improve the experience of people with specific needs are being addressed before the online password reset. It would not be useful to produce a schedule of changes as they are constantly reviewed and adapted as we work in an agile environment.</p><p> </p><p>We are continually delivering the functionality that gives the most value at any time, whilst ensuring the service is safe, secure and performing. This method ensures we will deliver this functionality at the most appropriate point.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 131046 question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

855740

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Internet
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128375, on Universal Credit: Internet, if she will she set an estimated year of delivery for the development of an online password reset function for universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	131046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Improvements to features including those for making payments to claimants, further enhancements to the security of the system and features to improve the experience of people with specific needs are being addressed before the online password reset. It would not be useful to produce a schedule of changes as they are constantly reviewed and adapted as we work in an agile environment.</p><p> </p><p>We are continually delivering the functionality that gives the most value at any time, whilst ensuring the service is safe, secure and performing. This method ensures we will deliver this functionality at the most appropriate point.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 131045 question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

855741

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Internet
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128375, on Universal Credit: Internet, what funding the Government has made available for the development of IT systems for universal credit; and which private contractors her Department has commissioned to develop such systems.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	131047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Expenditure on the development of IT systems for Universal Credit to February 2018 is approximately £500 million.</p><p> </p><p>The key IT providers who have supported the development include:</p><p>· Accenture</p><p>· IBM</p><p>· DXC</p><p>· CapGemini</p><p>· Capita</p><p>· Thoughtworks</p><p>· Mongo</p><p>· Oracle</p><p>· Experian</p><p>· Booking Bug</p><p>· SCC</p><p>· Computacenter</p><p>· BT</p><p>· RedHat</p><p>· Amazon Web Services</p><p> </p><p>Development of the Universal Credit Full Service is being led by an in-house team.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 11:15:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

852672

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out of Universal Credit on levels of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	130668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I provided to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=125103" target="_blank">125103</a> on 01 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 11:15:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin