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782888

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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 eligibility criteria are planned for each passported benefit for applicants for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	110991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria, and the number of recipients and costs of passported benefits is a matter for the responsible department or the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Where the passported benefit includes one of the legacy benefits, Universal Credit has been added to the eligibility criteria so that people who claim the new benefit can continue to qualify.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 110992 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

782889

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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, which passported benefits are dependent on receipt of a benefit being merged within universal credit; how many people received each such passported benefit in each of the last three financial years; and what the total cost was of those benefits in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	110992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria, and the number of recipients and costs of passported benefits is a matter for the responsible department or the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Where the passported benefit includes one of the legacy benefits, Universal Credit has been added to the eligibility criteria so that people who claim the new benefit can continue to qualify.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 110991 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

659667

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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 estimate his Department has made of the level of taper rate in universal credit that would mean that households were no worse off under universal credit than they were under tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	57822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The structures of Universal Credit and the legacy benefit systems are different meaning there will be households with higher notional entitlements, and households with lower notional entitlements whatever the taper rate. However, no household will see a decline in the benefit payments purely as a result of the introduction of Universal Credit</p><p> </p><p>The single universal credit taper means that as people’s earnings increase, their Universal Credit payments reduce at a steady rate, so they can be sure they will always be better off working and earning more. We have also announced a 2% improvement in the Universal Credit single taper meaning more support for hardworking families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 57825 question first answered 21/12/2016 13:55:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

659668

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on the level of income received by households under universal credit relative to what they received under tax credit if the taper rate for universal credit was set at 55 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	57825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The structures of Universal Credit and the legacy benefit systems are different meaning there will be households with higher notional entitlements, and households with lower notional entitlements whatever the taper rate. However, no household will see a decline in the benefit payments purely as a result of the introduction of Universal Credit</p><p> </p><p>The single universal credit taper means that as people’s earnings increase, their Universal Credit payments reduce at a steady rate, so they can be sure they will always be better off working and earning more. We have also announced a 2% improvement in the Universal Credit single taper meaning more support for hardworking families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 57822 question first answered 21/12/2016 13:55:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

659669

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of income that a couple with two children where the main earner is working full-time on the national living wage will receive relative to what they would have received in tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	57826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>There is no meaningful way of comparing an unreformed Tax Credit system with Universal Credit. Universal Credit is a fundamentally different benefit to the legacy benefit system and provides people with support into, and to progress in work.</p><p> </p><p>If a family were moved from tax credits onto Universal Credit by the Department for Work and Pensions with unchanged circumstances they would not see their benefit income reduce, due to Transitional Protection. The exact level of entitlement will depend on the circumstances of both people in the couple.</p><p> </p><p>One element of reform cannot be viewed in isolation from all others, including the introduction of the National Living Wage and rises in the Personal Tax Allowance. Universal Credit now provides for up to 85% of childcare costs, giving parents the opportunity to work and earn more so they can support their families and improve the life chances of their children. Eligible parents can now access up to 30 hours free childcare per week for 3 and 4 year olds.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work and evidence shows that under Universal Credit claimants move into work significantly faster and stay in work longer than under the old system.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/12/2016 13:16:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

454062

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: EU Nationals
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 administration costs of the proposals in which child benefit for EU migrants would be indexed to the country where the child is resident for new claimants.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	27852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s new settlement means that EU nationals whose children live abroad will ultimately receive Child Benefit at a rate that reflects the conditions – including the standard of living and child benefit paid – of the country where their child lives. This will restore fairness to the system.</p><p> </p><p>Savings relating to the indexation of Child Benefit will be confirmed once the rates have been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 27853 27861 question first answered 11/03/2016 12:34:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

454063

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: EU Nationals
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 reduction in the amount of child benefit spend on those EU migrants with a child resident in another country as a result of proposals to index the claims to the country where the child is resident.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	27853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s new settlement means that EU nationals whose children live abroad will ultimately receive Child Benefit at a rate that reflects the conditions – including the standard of living and child benefit paid – of the country where their child lives. This will restore fairness to the system.</p><p> </p><p>Savings relating to the indexation of Child Benefit will be confirmed once the rates have been finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 27852 27861 question first answered 11/03/2016 12:34:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

453060

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many migrants residing in the UK claim benefits on behalf of children living abroad; and what the value is of such claims by country of residence of the child.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	27574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available in the form requested.</p>The Government’s new settlement means that EU nationals whose children live abroad will ultimately receive Child Benefit at a rate that reflects the conditions – including the standard of living and child benefit paid – of the country where their child lives. This will restore fairness to the system. Meanwhile, Child Tax Credit is being phased out, and we do not have to pay the new Universal Credit for children living in other countries. That means as Universal Credit is fully rolled out, the only benefit we will pay for children living in other Member States will be the indexed rate of Child Benefit.<p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 27522 question first answered 17/03/2016 16:12:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

432625

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
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 effect on the household income of a family in receipt of tax credits with (a) three, (b) four and (c) five children of the Government's proposals to limit claims for tax credit and universal credit to two children as announced in the Summer Budget 2015 and the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	17935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>At Summer Budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that families will no longer be able to claim additional support through Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit for third or subsequent children in a family where the child is born after April 2017. In addition families making a completely new claim to Universal Credit after April 2017 will no longer be entitled to support for their third or subsequent children.</p><br /><p>A family currently claiming Child Tax Credit with three or more children will see no change to their household income because of this change. This policy will only affect families claiming Child Tax Credit where they have a third or subsequent child on or after 6 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2015 16:32:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

432628

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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 estimate he has made of the effect on the household income of a family with one earner and two children which becomes a new claimant of universal credit and is not migrating from a legacy benefit of the Government's proposed changes to universal credit announced in the Summer Budget 2015 in each of the next four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	17940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>This issue is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions. I understand that the Minister for Work and Pensions has responded to an identical question tabled by the hon Member.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2015 17:04:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves