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1016262

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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: PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of RTI data used in the calculation of awards of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of Universal Credit claimants’ (around 98%) claims are administered in real time and accurately. In cases that are affected by inaccurate RTI data, a manual intervention can be made to ensure that claimants receive their Universal Credit award, validated against their wage slips.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 17:56:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1015203

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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 increase the (a) accuracy and (b) timeliness of the real time information data used to calculate universal credit awards; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC works closely with employers to improve the accuracy and timeliness of real time information (RTI) earnings data, to ensure that claimants receive the correct benefit award.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect any information with regard to incorrect RTI data.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 195462 question first answered 29/11/2018 18:33:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1015205

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of errors in universal credit awards which are attributable to errors in real time information data.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC works closely with employers to improve the accuracy and timeliness of real time information (RTI) earnings data, to ensure that claimants receive the correct benefit award.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect any information with regard to incorrect RTI data.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 195461 question first answered 29/11/2018 18:33:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1007058

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
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 11 September to Question 171273, what plans she has to publish data on the outcomes for people receiving support through the Youth Obligation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department monitors requests we receive for new statistics and will consider whether we can produce and release analysis that will helpfully inform public debate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is looking at this issue and considering what statistics could be produced.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/11/2018 16:31:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 85855 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1003608

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for payment of universal credit for a claimant diagnosed with terminal cancer and a prognosis of less than six months to live in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	189524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In these circumstances, for claimants who provide a DS1500 medical report, Universal Credit will determine that they have limited capability for work and work related activity (LCWRA) without the requirement to refer for a Work Capability Assessment. The additional amount for having LCWRA may be awarded, if not already done so, immediately.</p><p> </p><p>If the claimant does not have a DS1500 but is diagnosed as terminally ill then we will fast track the Work Capability Assessment process so that the report is provided within 48 hours.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/11/2018 17:45:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1002190

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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 two week run-on payments for (a) job seekers allowance and (b) employment support allowance will claimants being migrated to universal credit receive in the five weeks following their universal credit claim; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2018, payment of Income Support and the income related elements of Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance will continue for two weeks after a claim for Universal Credit has been made, effective from July 2020, benefitting 1.1 million households. Claimants will therefore receive one two week run-on payment when being migrated to Universal Credit. This builds upon the similar two week run-on of Housing Benefit that was announced at Autumn Budget 2017, and which was introduced in April this year.</p><p> </p><p>New claimants to Universal Credit can also apply for a Universal Credit Advance in their first month if they need some financial support until the first regular payment of Universal Credit is made. We have previously increased the maximum amount available for advances from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the total award, and increased the repayment period from 6 months to 12 months. The Autumn Budget 2018 also extended the recovery period to 16 months from October 2021, and, from October 2019 reduces the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/11/2018 17:58:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

999665

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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, for what reason the decision was taken to stop the support provided to claimants of existing benefits and tax credits for between three and five weeks when they are migrated to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	186921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>New claimants to Universal Credit have always been able to apply for a Universal Credit Advance in their first month if they need some financial support until the first regular payment of Universal Credit is made.</p><p> </p><p>We have previously increased the maximum amount available for advances from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the total award, and increased the repayment period from 6 months to 12 months. Last month’s Budget extended - from October 2021 - the maximum period over which an advance can be recovered, from 12 to 16 months. From October 2019, we will also reduce the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance</p><p> </p><p>Additionally in the Budget, it was announced that income related legacy benefits, Income Support, income related Employment and Support Allowance and income based Jobseeker’s Allowance will continue for two weeks after a claim for Universal Credit has been made, from July 2020. This will apply to all managed migration cases and natural migration cases where a claim to Universal Credit ends entitlement to the legacy benefit. This measure means that around 1.1 million people will see a one-off gain of approximately £200, between 2020/21 and 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/11/2018 16:43:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

997115

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish a review of the Youth Obligation; and what the terms of reference will be for that review.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	184837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Youth Obligation Support Programme (YOSP) is still in the process of being rolled out to Universal Credit Full Service jobcentres. We will consider an evaluation once the YOSP rollout is complete and enough time has passed to allow sufficient data to be reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2018 16:39:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

997263

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Employment Schemes: 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 (a) have started the Youth Obligation Support Programme and (b) are taking part in the Youth Obligation Support Programme for the most recent period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	184842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Youth Obligation Support Programme, is being rolled out across the country as part of the broader Universal Credit roll-out, we are using a test and learn process to deliver our services. We are currently reviewing how we best collect and assimilate data on the Youth Obligation Support Programme, to assure ourselves of its delivery.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 184843 question first answered 01/11/2018 16:35:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

997265

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to update the number of Youth Obligation Support Programme (a) starters and (b) participants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	184843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Youth Obligation Support Programme, is being rolled out across the country as part of the broader Universal Credit roll-out, we are using a test and learn process to deliver our services. We are currently reviewing how we best collect and assimilate data on the Youth Obligation Support Programme, to assure ourselves of its delivery.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 184842 question first answered 01/11/2018 16:35:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms