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1063919

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information the Government considered when setting the value of Contributions Based Job Seekers Allowance entitlement at £73.10 for people over 25.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	223059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The rates for Jobseeker’s Allowance were originally based on the equivalent provisions for Income Support, which were in force in October 1996, when Jobseeker’s Allowance replaced the element of that benefit for those who are unemployed, on low or no income or other financial means and are available and looking for work. The rate has been reviewed since then in line with the relevant legislation for the uprating of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/02/2019 16:04:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1052500

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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, whether her Department has provided any guidance to employers who have employees in receipt of universal credit on how to accurately report earnings to such reports are correct for any given assessment period.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	215592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working with employers to ensure that they use the most appropriate payment practices and comply with Real Time Information guidelines in order to minimise the incidence of erroneous or late reporting by employers, and HMRC have recently updated guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles.</p><p>We have produced guidance to help ensure claimants, staff and representatives are aware of how different earnings patterns can affect their Universal Credit award. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments-payment-cycles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments-payment-cycles</a></p><p>Additionally, claimants can always discuss the implications of this with their case managers and work coaches and can be referred to Personal Budgeting Support to help them manage their budgeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/02/2019 15:10:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1039575

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	Universal Credit: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has given to Jobcentre staff on EEA Nationals’ entitlement to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	207587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance outlining eligibility for Universal Credit for EEA Nationals and the habitual residency test is available to all staff across the Jobcentre network. Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing this at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. And this is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT). DWP does not automatically provide other Government departments with information regarding an individual’s benefit claim. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and immigration decisions are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the proportion of EEA applicants refused Universal Credit, or asked to sit a habitual residency test is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207588 207589 207590 207591 question first answered 16/01/2019 14:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1039576

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	Universal Credit: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued to Jobcentre staff on when it is appropriate to ask that an EEA national sit a habitual residency test when applying for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	207588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance outlining eligibility for Universal Credit for EEA Nationals and the habitual residency test is available to all staff across the Jobcentre network. Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing this at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. And this is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT). DWP does not automatically provide other Government departments with information regarding an individual’s benefit claim. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and immigration decisions are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the proportion of EEA applicants refused Universal Credit, or asked to sit a habitual residency test is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207587 207589 207590 207591 question first answered 16/01/2019 14:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1039577

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	Universal Credit: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of EEA national applicants have been refused universal credit in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	207589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance outlining eligibility for Universal Credit for EEA Nationals and the habitual residency test is available to all staff across the Jobcentre network. Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing this at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. And this is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT). DWP does not automatically provide other Government departments with information regarding an individual’s benefit claim. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and immigration decisions are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the proportion of EEA applicants refused Universal Credit, or asked to sit a habitual residency test is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207587 207588 207590 207591 question first answered 16/01/2019 14:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1039578

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	Universal Credit: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of EEA National universal credit applicants have been asked to sit a habitual residency test in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	207590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance outlining eligibility for Universal Credit for EEA Nationals and the habitual residency test is available to all staff across the Jobcentre network. Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing this at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. And this is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT). DWP does not automatically provide other Government departments with information regarding an individual’s benefit claim. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and immigration decisions are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the proportion of EEA applicants refused Universal Credit, or asked to sit a habitual residency test is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207587 207588 207589 207591 question first answered 16/01/2019 14:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1039579

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	Habitual Residence Test: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any other Givernment Departments are informed when EEA nationals are unable to pass the Habitual Residency Test to facilitate (a) changes in immigration status and (b) other consequences.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	207591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Comprehensive guidance outlining eligibility for Universal Credit for EEA Nationals and the habitual residency test is available to all staff across the Jobcentre network. Universal Credit guidance is published in the House of Commons Library and the Department is committed to refreshing this at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) social security benefits depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK. Claimants must be exercising a legal right to reside and be habitually resident before they are eligible to claim income related benefit. And this is assessed through the Habitual Residence Test (HRT). DWP does not automatically provide other Government departments with information regarding an individual’s benefit claim. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and immigration decisions are the responsibility of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested about the proportion of EEA applicants refused Universal Credit, or asked to sit a habitual residency test is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 207587 207588 207589 207590 question first answered 16/01/2019 14:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford