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890328

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date	24/04/2018
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	Work and Health Programme
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 enrolled on the Work and Health Programme; and how many of those people are in employment as a result of enrolling in that programme.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	137468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on Work and Health Programme referrals, attachments and employment outcomes is not currently available.</p><p>We plan to publish statistical information for the Work and Health Programme in Autumn 2018, which will be produced in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/04/2018 14:00:14 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

890346

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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, what estimate he has made of the number of universal credit claimants that have been (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid; what the value of the largest of each such payments was; and and what the total amount (i) overpaid and (ii) underpaid was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	137469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>We do not have information on every Universal Credit claimant that has been overpaid or underpaid.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s latest Fraud and Error estimates can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2016-to-2017-estimates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2016-to-2017-estimates</a>. The statistics are based on a sample of around 1,100 cases selected randomly from the UC caseload during 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>Of the overpayments identified within this sample, the median overpayment was £110 per month, with the smallest being £0.01 and the largest being £820. Of the underpayments identified in the sample, the median underpayment was £30 per month, with the smallest being £0.01 and the largest £600.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics also show that £90m of Universal Credit expenditure was overpaid in 2016-17. The rate of overpayments due to fraud on Universal Credit is 3.2%, which accounted for approximately £50m of this total.</p><p> </p><p>Total underpayments for Universal Credit in 2016-17 amounted to £20m. The rate of underpayments due to official error in Universal Credit is 0.9%, a decrease from 1.2% in 2015/16. The rate of underpayments on Universal Credit due to claimant error is 0.4%, an increase of 0.2% from 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s preliminary Fraud and Error National Statistics for 2017-18 will be published on 17 May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/04/2018 13:13:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

890348

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work universal credit claimants have received an incorrect award for reasons involving the real time information system.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	137470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, we know that the Real Time Information (RTI) system is working well with over 99% of individual employment records now being reported in real time. This method of sharing information is allowing us to run a welfare system that is responsive to changes in earnings and helps us identify cases of fraud. Only a small proportion of the 1% of remaining cases are referred to HMRC to clarify those earnings with the employer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP work closely with HMRC to investigate any risks associated with RTI data, and jointly deal with disputes arising when claimants query their reported earnings. As DWP receives copies of the data submitted by employers, the risk of data corruption within HMRC is regarded as minimal. However, DWP and HMRC continually monitor the data and no significant problems have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>A number of processes are in place to deal with inaccurate data from employers. DWP and HMRC analysts monitor the RTI data received, looking for trends, patterns and causes. Both Departments then work together with employers and partners, such as software developers and payroll bureaux, to improve the quality of the data.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/04/2018 10:31:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

890352

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Jobcentres: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants signposted by Jobcentre Plus to food banks were previously (a) offered and (b) awarded an advance payment or short term benefit advance.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	137471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as no data is held on the number using the signposting to food bank service at Jobcentres. Jobcentre Plus does not make direct referrals to food banks but has offered a signposting service since 2011 to those who have expressed an interest in using a food bank.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/04/2018 09:03:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

890354

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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, what the maximum amount deducted was, as a proportion of each award from universal credit claimants to repay advance payments and historic debt from sources including the Social Fund.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	137472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit provides an unprecedented level of personalised support. People receive tailored support, based on their individual requirements, including financial support.</p><p> </p><p>Repayment of Universal Credit advances are included in the 40% cap on deductions that can be made from a claimant’s award. The maximum rate of deduction for an advance cannot exceed 40% of the claimant’s standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>These deductions are taken when it is in the best interest of the claimant. In determining this, the Decision Maker will take into account the claimant’s circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>To protect vulnerable claimants from being made homeless or having their fuel disconnected, deductions in excess of the 40% of the claimant’s standard allowance can be taken in some circumstances. This is only for ‘last resort’ deductions , such as for arrears of service charges, rent, gas and electricity and on-going monthly costs of gas and electricity.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions, where it relates to benefit debt, a social fund loan or rent arrears, they can request that a reduction be considered.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is having difficulty repaying a benefit overpayment they can request a reconsideration of the amount that is being taken. Any reduction will be based on the individual circumstances of the claimant rather than the amount of the overpayment, which helps to ensure that a sustainable repayment plan based on affordability is put in place.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/04/2018 13:10:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead