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1642258

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Low Incomes: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of children living in low-income households in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	188115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in the Portsmouth South constituency and Portsmouth are published “Children in Low Income Families”, and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2022/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-financial-year-ending-2022" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>National and regional statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2022" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/06/2023 12:52:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588287

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Action for Children’s latest report entitled, All worked out, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of children living in poverty in Portsmouth South; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	150610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area are for 2020/21 and can be found in the annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2021" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes in this country. In 2022/23 we will spend £245 billion through the welfare system in Great Britain including £111 billion on people of working age. In 2023/24, subject to parliamentary approval, we are uprating all benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%, and in order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>With over 1.16 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people into and to progress in work. Our approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risk of poverty.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2023 15:50:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1583627

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Housing Benefit: Portsmouth South
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 proportional uptake of Housing Benefit by people of pension age in Portsmouth South constituency; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that Housing Benefit is paid to all such people entitled to it.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	139296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The information on the uptake of Housing Benefit by pensioners is not available at constituency level. The Department publishes estimates of benefit take-up in the Official Statistics series <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up--2" target="_blank"><em>Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Gov.uk provides information on the availability of Housing Benefit and advice on how to claim. Local Authorities determine any take-up activity locally to ensure those who require housing support make the necessary application as required by legislation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/02/2023 15:06:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1281788

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
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: Veterans
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 armed forces veterans who have been subject to universal credit sanctions since the rollout of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	145119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2021 16:38:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1274728

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
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 have begun placements under the Kickstart scheme in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	134537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>As of 15/01/21 there have been 1,868 new starts in the UK. We are working to provide geographical breakdowns of data soon.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/01/2021 13:09:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1196627

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
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 she made of the potential merits of removing the benefits cap for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	48591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to change the Benefit Cap. The Benefit Cap ensures fairness between those receiving out-of-work benefits and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/05/2020 10:09:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1196631

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 universal credit on the wellbeing of claimants who are also in receipt of maternity allowance, during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	48594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the effect of Universal Credit on the wellbeing of claimants who are also in receipt of maternity allowance, during the covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is replacing a complex system of six legacy benefits with a single monthly payment and through a simple taper system ensures claimants are better off in work, keeping more of what they earn compared to the legacy benefit system. It is a longstanding principle of the welfare system that benefits are not paid to claimants with income available from other sources to support themselves.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Where claimants have income available to meet their everyday living costs, their entitlement to Universal Credit is adjusted accordingly. This includes other benefits such as new style Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance and Maternity Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Maternity Allowance is a health and safety measure to enable women to stop work in the later stages of pregnancy and after childbirth in the interest of their own, and their baby’s, health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/05/2020 14:25:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1194331

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that parents paying towards child maintenance comply with payment timelines during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	45407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Paying Parents have a regular schedule of payments to make and all parents are expected to make payments according to the schedule during their claim. Child Maintenance payments are routinely made via an automated method direct from the Paying Parents bank account or wages.</p><p> </p><p>Paying parents are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period. Our priority is to maintain the flow of maintenance by easing the financial pressure on parents and ensuring that we transfer the payments as quickly as possible to receiving parents, and resources are focussed on ensuring payments are made where Child Maintenance Service has received them.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/05/2020 17:00:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1194332

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received on the Child Maintenance Service not contacting parents who miss child maintenance payments during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment she has made of the effect on the financial security of the recipients of any such missed payments.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	45408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Paying parents are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period. Our priority is to maintain the flow of maintenance that is currently being paid, by ensuring that we transfer the payments as quickly as possible to receiving parents.</p><p> </p><p>We know the vast majority of parents take their responsibilities extremely seriously and will do whatever is needed to ensure their children are supported.</p><p> </p><p>Where payments have been missed we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, we will update cases with notified changes as soon as possible. Where payments have been missed the Service will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued. There is insufficient data to estimate the precise economic impact of missed payments on different groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear in its commitment to support those, including both paying and receiving parents, whose income drops as a result of the public health emergency and we have made a number changes to the welfare system to ensure people are receiving the support they need. Taken together, these measures represent an injection of over £6.5 billion into the welfare system and, along with the other job and business support programmes announced by the Chancellor, represent one of the most comprehensive packages of support introduced by an advanced economy in response to the coronavirus outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/07/2020 16:44:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 22277 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1138061

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to A connected society: A Strategy for tackling loneliness – laying the foundations for change, published 15 October 2018, what progress has been made on the commitment to collaborate with (a) the LGA, (b) digital experts, (c) local authorities, (d) Ministry for Housing and (e) the voluntary sector to pilot in four areas how better use of data can help make it easier for people to find local activities, services and support.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	275809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>As announced in last year’s loneliness strategy, ‘A connected society - A strategy for tackling loneliness’, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, has partnered with the Local Government Association to run a series of pilots to explore how local authorities and their partners can capture and share information on local activities and support that might help to tackle loneliness.</p><p>Partners across local government, digital experts and representatives from the voluntary sector have helped to shape the scope of the pilots. Building on existing work carried out with local authorities to provide quality assured categorised place-wide service data, these pilots will seek to test and refine data standards and taxonomies, investigate ways of collecting information to make them more efficient, accurate and sustainable, and explore how stakeholders from a range of sectors can be motivated to capture this data and keep it up to date. Data and learning will be published in order to encourage wider take-up by other local authorities by the end of March 2020.</p><p>Local authority areas in England have now been selected through an expression of interest process, details of which will be announced later this year.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/07/2019 14:47:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan