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1217555

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Basic Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work her Department has undertaken to determine the feasibility of implementing a model of universal basic income throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	64215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>No work has been undertaken. Universal Basic Income is extremely expensive, reduces work incentives and does not target those most in need of support.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 16:57:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1216811

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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: Private Rented Housing
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 private renters who would be ineligible for universal credit on the basis of (a) their status as a student, (b) their savings and (c) their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2020 12:33:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216846

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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: Self-employment Income Support 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 universal credit claimants have received a payment under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 63381 63382 question first answered 26/06/2020 12:12:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1216847

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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: Self-employment Income Support 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 universal credit claimants who are lone parents have received a payment under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 63380 63382 question first answered 26/06/2020 12:12:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1216848

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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: Self-employment Income Support 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 universal credit claimants have received a payment under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme which exceeds their standard and any other allowance for that assessment period.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 63380 63381 question first answered 26/06/2020 12:12:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1216884

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating additional funding to support to patients experiencing prolonged covid-19 symptoms.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	63467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear with its commitment to support those affected in these difficult times and we have made a number of changes to the welfare system to ensure people are receiving the support they need. These changes include:</p><ul><li>making it easier to access benefits. Those applying for Contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who may have coronavirus, are self-isolating, or caring for a child (or qualifying young person) who falls into either of those categories, or individuals who have been advised to ’shield’ because they are at high risk of severe illness, will be entitled from day 1 of their claim – as opposed to day 8 - and we have removed the need for face-to-face assessments. Both Universal Credit (UC) and ESA can now be claimed online or by phone;</li><li>increasing the standard allowance of UC by up to £1,040 this year;</li><li>temporarily relaxing the application of the Minimum Income Floor for all self-employed claimants affected by COVID-19 to ensure that the self-employed can access UC at a more generous rate;</li><li>making Statutory Sick Pay available from day 1 – as opposed to day 4 - where an eligible individual is sick or self-isolating; and</li><li>increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates for UC and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the lowest 30% of local market rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</li></ul><p>These steps form part of a wider package of measures which represent an investment of over £6.5 billion into the welfare system following the outbreak of COVID-19. These measures, along with the other job and business support programmes announced by the Chancellor, represent one of the most comprehensive packages of support by an advanced economy.</p><p> </p><p>We know that circumstances can change rapidly, and that was particularly true at the beginning of the outbreak of COVID-19, which is why the Government will continue to keep the adequacy of its welfare response under review.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 16:23:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1216965

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
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 removal of the spare room subsidy on levels of household income.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	63458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>There has been no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The policy allows for the provision of an additional bedroom in certain circumstances, such as to support the needs of disabled people as well as exempting households in receipt of pension age Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant’s ability to mitigate any shortfall between their housing support and rent has changed Discretionary Housing Payments can be considered by their local authority. We announced last year an additional £40 million for Discretionary Housing Payments for 2020/21 in England and Wales</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 16:16:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1216968

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing her Department's spare room subsidy policy as part of the Government's response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	63233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to amend the removal of the spare room subsidy policy in response to covid-19. The policy already allows for the provision of an additional bedroom in certain circumstances, such as to support the needs of disabled people as well as exempting households in receipt of pension age Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant’s ability to mitigate any shortfall between their housing support and rent has changed, Discretionary Housing Payments can be considered by their local authority. We announced last year an additional £40 million for Discretionary Housing Payments for 2020/21 in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 16:16:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1215989

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what stage his Department's investigations into cases of universal credit scams for claimants in Halton constituency are; and when those claimants will have their benefits restored.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	62300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data by constituency and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/06/2020 15:26:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1216153

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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 financial support is available for people who do not qualify for sick pay and who are required to self-isolate.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	62249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have made changes so that Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance are payable to people who are self-isolating, including those who are shielding, and who satisfy the conditions of entitlement. We have removed the waiting days so these are paid from day one. Households may also be eligible for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 62250 question first answered 29/06/2020 14:58:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 32170 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms