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1062050

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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, what the overall satisfaction rate is among claimants for universal credit (a) full service and (b) live service.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	221994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to the Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-13/220801/" target="_blank">220801</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We no longer differentiate between live and full service as the number of live service cases is reducing rapidly, and because both services operate within the same policy framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/02/2019 17:18:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1062114

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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, for what reason her Department requires owners of limited companies to provide company financial accounts when applying for universal credit; and if she will review that policy.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	222036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not require owners of limited companies to provide company financial accounts when applying for Universal Credit. Self-employed earnings are reported on a simplified 'cash accounting' basis, which asks for the total income from receipts into the business and details of payments out of the business under defined categories during the assessment period. The requirements were designed to be as simple as possible in order for self-employed claimants to easily report their earnings.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has therefore not made an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 222037 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:36:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1062115

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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, what assessment her Department has made of the practicality of requiring the owners of limited companies to provide company financial accounts when applying for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	222037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not require owners of limited companies to provide company financial accounts when applying for Universal Credit. Self-employed earnings are reported on a simplified 'cash accounting' basis, which asks for the total income from receipts into the business and details of payments out of the business under defined categories during the assessment period. The requirements were designed to be as simple as possible in order for self-employed claimants to easily report their earnings.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has therefore not made an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 222036 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:36:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1059864

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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, what proportion of meetings at job centres for universal credit claimants have been missed due to ill health in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	220209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available as the Department does not centrally collate information on the reasons a claimant might give for not attending an appointment. Where a claimant has a health condition we will apply easements to their conditionality and we may postpone or reschedule their appointment. If a claimant fails to attend a meeting due to a health condition, we would consider a temporary period of sickness or medical emergency to be a good reason for this.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/02/2019 17:28:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1035104

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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, if she will ensure that claimants who have been migrated to universal credit are provided with a detailed explanation of the legal basis for the deductions made to their benefits.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	205228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit claimants receive a breakdown of how their award is calculated, including any deductions, in their monthly statement. These deductions which can include recovery of advances or overpayments, third party deductions, certain other benefit payments and other income such as occupational pension income are input in accordance with social security legislation (this list is not exhaustive).</p><p> </p><p>If required we can provide an explanation by telephone, face to face, through the claimant’s online journal or by letter. A claimant can also ask for a reconsideration, or in some circumstances (if a debt deduction) can have an affordability discussion with debt management about the deductions from their award, and ultimately appeal to HM Courts and Tribunals Service if they are not satisfied with the outcome. However, not all deductions can be reduced or amended due to the legislation that is set in place (i.e. court fines, utility deductions, Child Maintenance Group).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/02/2019 11:02:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper