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938450

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that safeguards are in place for eligible EU citizens’ to access welfare (a) during the implementation period and (b) after the conclusion of that implementation period of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	162957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement published in March guarantees the rights of EU citizens and their family members living in the UK, and UK nationals living in the EU. As set out, EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020, along with their family members, will be able to stay and continue their lives, with the same access to work, study, benefits and public services that they enjoy now.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/07/2018 16:00:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

938465

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
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 publish the interim results of the further survey commissioned by his Department on Direct Pay clients.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	163182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish any interim findings of the Direct Pay survey. The final report is due to be published in autumn 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 11:54:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

938466

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Child Maintenance Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department issues guidance to hon. Members on the Child Maintenance Service to assist them with constituency casework.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	163183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance</a></p><p> </p><p>There is dedicated support for MP’s available from:</p><p> </p><p><strong>MP Hotline</strong> for Child Maintenance Service on 0800 232 1940</p><p> </p><p><strong>Email </strong>the Child Maintenance Service MP Team at: <a href="mailto:mp.inbox.cmg@dwp.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">mp.inbox.cmg@dwp.gsi.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 12:06:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

938500

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, how many people making a claim for universal credit have applied for an advance payment in the most recent 12 months for which data are available; and how many of those people have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in such an application.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	162992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. Applications for a Universal Credit advance payment can be made in person, by telephone or (since July 2018) online. For applications made in person or by telephone, only applications that are successful are recorded.</p><p>To collect information on unsuccessful applications made in person or by telephone would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/07/2018 14:17:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

938510

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, how many people have had universal credit payments reduced as a result of receiving carers allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	163118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Certain types of income are disregarded when calculating a claimant’s Universal Credit award, including; Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Therefore, no payments should be reduced as a result of people claiming these benefits.</p><p>The information requested concerning those claimants whose payments are affected as a result of Carer’s Allowance is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. While Carer’s Allowance can impact a Universal Credit award, claimants do receive a supplementary element towards their total Universal Credit award, known as a Carer Element.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 163119 163120 163121 question first answered 16/07/2018 17:02:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

938511

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, how many claimants of universal credit have had their payments reduced as a result of receiving disability living allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	163119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Certain types of income are disregarded when calculating a claimant’s Universal Credit award, including; Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Therefore, no payments should be reduced as a result of people claiming these benefits.</p><p>The information requested concerning those claimants whose payments are affected as a result of Carer’s Allowance is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. While Carer’s Allowance can impact a Universal Credit award, claimants do receive a supplementary element towards their total Universal Credit award, known as a Carer Element.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 163118 163120 163121 question first answered 16/07/2018 17:02:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

938512

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, how many claimants of universal credit have had payments reduced as a result of receiving personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	163120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Certain types of income are disregarded when calculating a claimant’s Universal Credit award, including; Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Therefore, no payments should be reduced as a result of people claiming these benefits.</p><p>The information requested concerning those claimants whose payments are affected as a result of Carer’s Allowance is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. While Carer’s Allowance can impact a Universal Credit award, claimants do receive a supplementary element towards their total Universal Credit award, known as a Carer Element.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 163118 163119 163121 question first answered 16/07/2018 17:02:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

938513

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, how many claimants of universal credit have had payments reduced as a result of receiving attendance allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	163121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Certain types of income are disregarded when calculating a claimant’s Universal Credit award, including; Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, and Attendance Allowance. Therefore, no payments should be reduced as a result of people claiming these benefits.</p><p>The information requested concerning those claimants whose payments are affected as a result of Carer’s Allowance is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. While Carer’s Allowance can impact a Universal Credit award, claimants do receive a supplementary element towards their total Universal Credit award, known as a Carer Element.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 163118 163119 163120 question first answered 16/07/2018 17:02:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

938532

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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: Domestic Abuse
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 the effect of the introduction of universal credit on the ability of victims of domestic violence to claim the benefits.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	163043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit continues to support victims of domestic violence to claim benefits through a range of measures.</p><p> </p><p>These include special provisions for temporary accommodation, easements and same day advances. One-to-one Work Coaches will also signpost domestic violence victims to expert third-party support, and we can provide split payments where individuals in these cases request and where it would be helpful to do so.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 14:35:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

938566

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Motor Neurone Disease
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 hold discussions with (a) the Motor Neurone Disease Association and (b) people who have motor neurone disease on extending the special rules for terminal illness to include motor neurone disease.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	163205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I will be meeting representatives of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Motor Neurone Disease, Madeleine Moon MP, on 19 July.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the needs of terminally ill claimants and ensuring that benefit rules are applied sensitively.</p><p /> <p>The special rules for people who are terminally ill are not condition-specific. Claimants who have Motor Neurone Disease (MND) already claim under the special rules, for example of the 1,565 people in receipt of Personal Independence Payment with MND as their primary disabling condition at the end of April 2018, 650 are receiving it under the special rules.</p><p>We will continue to keep the rules on entitlements to benefits under review to ensure they are working effectively and meeting the needs of claimants both now and in the future.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/07/2018 16:39:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran