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911236

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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 women had their application for support for a child conceived without consent whilst claiming universal tax credit refused since 6 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	147950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Statistics relating to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit will be published this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/06/2018 13:34:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

911238

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were made against claimants of universal credit in the last financial year; how many of those people sanctioned asked for a mandatory reconsideration; and how many decisions on those sanctions for which such a reconsideration was requested were upheld.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	147951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on the volume and outcomes of Universal Credit sanction decisions and mandatory reconsiderations up to January 2018, the latest available at the time of request, are published and can be found at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p>We take a number of steps to make sure our decisions are fair. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances into account, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good cause they have provided, before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p><p><strong> </strong>If a claimant disagrees with a decision, they can ask for the decision to be reconsidered and subsequently can appeal against the decision to an independent tribunal.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/06/2018 13:26:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

911240

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hardship payments have been made to universal credit claimants while they were under sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	147952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We have a well-established system of hardship payments available as a safeguard if a claimant demonstrates that they cannot meet their immediate and most essential needs, including accommodation, heating, food and hygiene, as a result of their sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants are provided with information about hardship payments when a sanction referrral is made to a Decision Maker and also following the application of a sanction. This includes assistance, if required, with applying for a hardship payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/06/2018 13:24:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

896529

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there are any targets relating to the number of sanctions made against claimants of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	140851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>There are no Departmental targets relating to the number of sanctions made against claimants of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/05/2018 15:48:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 56788 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893012

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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 paying universal credit into a joint bank account on the (a) level of independence of women and (b) balance of power in a relationship between two people sharing such an account.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In Universal Credit, couples make a joint claim to Universal Credit. Both are responsible for servicing the claim, and both benefit from the claim. The couple nominates a bank account for their Universal Credit to be paid into, and this can be a joint account or an individual account. The Government believes that people within a household are best placed to make the money management choices that are most appropriate for them and a single payment enables them to do that.</p><p> </p><p>A single payment of Universal Credit also enables people in a household clearly to see the effect of their decisions about work on their total household income.</p><p> </p><p>In some circumstances, payment of Universal Credit can be divided between two members of the household. This is an Alternative Payment Arrangement known as a Split Payment. Split payments can be made where there is financial mismanagement, domestic abuse, or the inability to budget for the household’s basic day to day needs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/05/2018 10:40:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893073

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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: Appeals
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 were in receipt of a disability premium and after reaching the age of 20 began claiming Universal Credit have been successful at appeal to be granted the (a) limited capability for work element and (b) limited capability for work related activity element.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>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 02/05/2018 16:43:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

891531

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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 she plans to publish a breadcrumb trail of the universal credit application form to enable claimants to see all of the questions ahead of applying.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	138096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Claimants apply for Universal Credit online and answer a series of relevant questions. This application asks certain questions based on a claimant’s personal circumstances, and some given answers will prompt further associated questions. As claimants’ circumstances will be different, not all claimants will be asked the same questions and the application is personalised to each individual.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

891532

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of young people who applied for universal credit upon turning 20 and whose parents receive a disability premium; and what the average waiting time between applying for and claiming universal credit is for those people.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	138097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The data requested is not readily available and to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

891535

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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: Young People
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 in receipt of premiums claimed for universal credit after the age of 20; and how many of those people requested a mandatory reconsideration of the work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	138098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:28 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2018 16:22:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 54947 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

889900

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government’s equality impact assessment for universal credit identified any potential negative impacts on women.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	136952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>DWP published an Equality Impact Assessment for Universal Credit in 2011 which included a gender analysis.</p><p> </p><p>That, and subsequent analyses, show that women and men are benefitting from the positive employment outcomes and improved childcare support within Universal Credit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Equality Impact Assessment can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-equality-impact-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/04/2018 14:27:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley