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1219796

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to PQ 62300 on Universal Credit: Fraud, at what stage her Department's investigations into cases of universal credit scams for claimants in the Borough of Halton are; and when those claimants will have their benefits restored.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	67552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not store information at a constituency level. As a result, providing the requested information would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual approaches DWP alleging they have had their identity fraudulently used, we will investigate the matter. We endeavour to ensure that these investigations are brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Where a person has had their details used to make a fraudulent claim for Universal Credit, the Department may consider the reinstatement of legacy benefits where it is clear they played no part in the making of the claim.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/07/2020 16:11:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1219860

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
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: Wales
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 30 June 2020 to Question 64868, how many universal credit claimants in Wales are directly affected by the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	67584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/07/2020 14:11:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1218743

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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: Wales
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 claiming universal credit in Wales from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 were employed in the care sector.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	66176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 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 question first answered 02/07/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1218285

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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: Dunfermline and West Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many advanced universal credit payments have been issued in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency since 1 March 2020; and what the cost was of those payments to the nearest thousand pounds.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	65137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Between 1 March 2020 and 16 June 2020 inclusive, 2,310 Universal Credit advance payments were issued to the Dunfermline and West Fife parliamentary constituency totalling a value of £1,013,000.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and values to the nearest £1000.</p><p>2. Figures include all types of advances, including advances paid after the first assessment period.</p><p>3. Figures provided to 16 June 2020 in line with published management information relating to Universal Credit advances.</p><p>4. If a claimant has applied for more than one advance, each one is counted separately in these figures.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/07/2020 17:14:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 33977 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1218295

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the universal credit overpayment debt recovery pause for as long as covid-19 outbreak continues.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	65162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are currently in the process of reviewing this measure, and will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/07/2020 16:45:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1217927

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of legal fees in the case of Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions rules on by the Court of Appeal on 22 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	64935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>This cost is not available at this time as this case is not yet concluded.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/06/2020 16:31:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1217928

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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
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 the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case of Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing universal credit applicants to choose the day in the month that their assessment period starts from.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	64936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The monthly Universal Credit assessment period and payment structure are fundamental parts of its design, mirroring how the majority of working people are paid. Assessment periods for Universal Credit start from the date of entitlement (date of claim) and each subsequent assessment period will begin on the same date of the month.</p><p /><p>All claimants decide when to claim, and therefore can choose when to fix their assessment period commencement date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/06/2020 16:45:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1217992

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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: Wales
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 in (a) Wales and (b) each constituency in Wales are directly affected by the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	64868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 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 question first answered 30/06/2020 12:49:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1218011

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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
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 universal credit who were previously in receipt of legacy benefits have successfully reapplied for universal credit in the last (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c) 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	65013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 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 question first answered 02/07/2020 16:25:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1217515

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	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 her Department has made of recent trends in the average levels of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	64331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>Claimants may find themselves in debt for a variety of reasons, many of which can pre-date their claim to Universal Credit. The Department encourages people out of work, or on a low income, to consider whether claiming Universal Credit could provide them with additional support before issues, such as debt, spiral out of control. We promote Universal Credit through various external channels, including through the ‘Understanding Universal Credit’ website, to help people navigate the range of support available and provide information about how to apply.</p><p>Work Coaches are trained to gauge claimants’ financial needs from their first contact and can refer them to more specialist support for personal budgeting, money guidance and debt advice if required, including through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS). MaPS has a statutory responsibility to deliver free and impartial money and pensions guidance and debt advice to anyone that needs it. It is also required to have regard to the needs of people in vulnerable circumstances.</p><p>Our own analysis shows that Universal Credit in fact reduces debts such as rent arrears. Supporting research carried out by the National Federation of ALMOs, shows over three quarters of their tenants come onto Universal Credit with pre-existing rent arrears. It also shows that arrears tend to increase prior to making a claim for Universal Credit, and that Universal Credit actually appears to be helping to clear arrears over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/07/2020 13:49:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones