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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-14more like thismore than 2018-05-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to ensure that universal credit claimants are aware that they are entitled to deduct expenses when stating their income. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 143625 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Department uses a number of methods to inform self-employed Universal Credit claimants that they are entitled to deduct permitted business expenses when reporting their income. This includes guidance issued via their Universal Credit account, during the initial self-employment interview carried out by a specially trained work coach, and reminders each time the claimant reports their earnings.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T16:06:21.043Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T16:06:21.043Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
904070
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-14more like thismore than 2018-05-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches have been allocated within her department to assist universal credit claimants in each month of the last three years for which data is available. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead more like this
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 143674 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The requested data below is derived from the DWP’s Activity Based Model (ABM) and/or Departmental Activity Based Model (DABM) and is unpublished management information which is collected for internal DWP use only. The Models are validated at the financial year end and the data provided for 2017/18 is provisional.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar 16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Work Coach FTE*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>524</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>623</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>728</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>837</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>908</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,169</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,337</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,487</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,621</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,879</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,084</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar 17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Work Coach FTE*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,274</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,408</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,518</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,576</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,711</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,815</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,993</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,243</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,321</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,412</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,520</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar 18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Work Coach FTE*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,701</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,703</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,814</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,133</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,205</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,389</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,566</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,992</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,124</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,313</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>* FTE: Full Time Equivalent</li><li>The actual levels of deployment to roles including work coach is measured by manual inputs to the ABM system, indicating a % distribution of an individual’s time across a number of activity labels.</li><li>The table below shows the FTE recorded in ABM against the various activity names associated with “work coach”, but not including “assistant work coach”.</li><li>A like for like comparison across years should not be attempted, given that the work coach role and the ABM definitions which defined work coach activity and processes at any given time will have changed quite significantly over time. As a result, some FTE captured against activity codes which are now deemed to be obsolete are excluded from the ABM system, meaning that these figures may be slightly lower than previously published work coach FTE figures.</li><li>This data is not deemed a National Statistic by the UK Statistics Authority.</li></ol>
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T16:53:32.403Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T16:53:32.403Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
904195
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-14more like thismore than 2018-05-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of households receiving universal credit are repaying debts incurred on (a) the social fund, (b)crisis loans, (c) tax credit overpayments, (d) housing benefit overpayments and (e) other forms of social security debt, inherited before claimants began drawing universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead more like this
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 143678 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T16:06:35.883Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T16:06:35.883Z
answering member
4014
label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
tabling member
478
label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this
897073
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-02more like thismore than 2018-05-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families claiming Universal Credit incur childcare costs above £760.42 per month for one child or £1303.57 for two or more children. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
uin HL7497 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The information on childcare costs incurred by families claiming Universal Credit is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has not carried out an assessment of the effect on childcare providers of payment in arrears of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants start work or increase their working hours, we offer extra support to enable them to pay upfront childcare costs: for example, claimants may be eligible to receive an advance of their future Universal Credit entitlement, which is interest free and can be repaid over a period of 12 months. Work coaches work with our claimants to ensure that where this is taken up, that repayments are manageable.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants ineligible to receive a budgeting advance, the Flexible Support Fund may also offer assistance. This fund allows us to provide flexible and discretionary non-repayable support to claimants in financial need to move into work and can be used to help claimants to meet upfront childcare costs so that they can accept offers of work.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL7498 more like this
HL7499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.35Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.35Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
4312
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
897074
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-02more like thismore than 2018-05-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the maximum amount of childcare costs supported through Universal Credit reflects the cost of full-time childcare for children under three. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
uin HL7498 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The information on childcare costs incurred by families claiming Universal Credit is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has not carried out an assessment of the effect on childcare providers of payment in arrears of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants start work or increase their working hours, we offer extra support to enable them to pay upfront childcare costs: for example, claimants may be eligible to receive an advance of their future Universal Credit entitlement, which is interest free and can be repaid over a period of 12 months. Work coaches work with our claimants to ensure that where this is taken up, that repayments are manageable.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants ineligible to receive a budgeting advance, the Flexible Support Fund may also offer assistance. This fund allows us to provide flexible and discretionary non-repayable support to claimants in financial need to move into work and can be used to help claimants to meet upfront childcare costs so that they can accept offers of work.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL7497 more like this
HL7499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.387Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.387Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
4312
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
897075
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-02more like thismore than 2018-05-02
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on childcare providers of payment in arrears of Universal Credit. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
uin HL7499 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The information on childcare costs incurred by families claiming Universal Credit is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has not carried out an assessment of the effect on childcare providers of payment in arrears of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants start work or increase their working hours, we offer extra support to enable them to pay upfront childcare costs: for example, claimants may be eligible to receive an advance of their future Universal Credit entitlement, which is interest free and can be repaid over a period of 12 months. Work coaches work with our claimants to ensure that where this is taken up, that repayments are manageable.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants ineligible to receive a budgeting advance, the Flexible Support Fund may also offer assistance. This fund allows us to provide flexible and discretionary non-repayable support to claimants in financial need to move into work and can be used to help claimants to meet upfront childcare costs so that they can accept offers of work.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL7497 more like this
HL7498 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.437Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T12:08:51.437Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
4312
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this