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874645

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date	29/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to simplify the process of applying for tax credits for (a) self employed people and (b) those with portfolio careers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	134947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>HMRC regularly reviews its processes, simplifying them wherever possible whilst remaining within the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>HMRC undertakes activities to support Self Assessment customers who claim Tax Credits to ensure they get their entitlement right, including prompts to ensure they correctly report all necessary information in Self Assessment returns.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>There are no separate processes for ‘portfolio workers’; their claims are handled in the same way as other workers.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/04/2018 11:41:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

831171

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people that did not receive information on the 30 hours free childcare from the Childcare Service website before the reconfirmation deadline date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Parents with an online childcare account are required to reconfirm their eligibility for 30 hours free childcare or Tax-Free Childcare every three months.</p><p> </p><p>All parents who needed to reconfirm for the spring term were sent reminders by the childcare service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 31/01/2018 16:04:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

823390

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of parents who have been affected by the error on the Childcare Service website which incorrectly tells them that they are not eligible for 30 hours of free childcare although they meet the relevant criteria.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Due to a temporary technical issue some parents reconfirming their eligibility for 30 hours free childcare saw a screen that suggested they would need to stop their childcare vouchers. The screen has now been amended.</p><p> </p><p>The childcare service helpline were able to guide any customers experiencing this issue to reconfirm without stopping their childcare vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>Childcare voucher schemes will be open to new entrants until April 2018 and so parents can join or re-join the scheme until that point.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/01/2018 11:08:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802081

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on people seeking housing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Chancellor announced that from April 2018, Housing Benefit claimants will receive an additional two weeks’ support during their transition to Universal Credit (UC), providing them with extra support at a time of change in their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also making it easier for claimants to have the housing element of their UC award paid directly to their landlord, ensuring that UC claimants are supported throughout their transition into work.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:47:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

802082

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has already been successful in getting more people into work by ensuring that work always pays, and that has boosted household incomes. UC claimants are four percentage points more likely to be in work within six months than a matched sample of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/12/2017 11:45:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel