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968174

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date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides for deaf athletes.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	170702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Sport England is investing over £360,000 in UK Deaf sport between 2017 and 2020 - this is to help them work with sport and physical activity organisations to increase awareness of deaf people’s needs, share good practice, conduct research and develop the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>UK Deaf Sport are also working closely with deaf people to inspire them to take part in sport and activity, as well as training a number to be qualified sports leaders to their peers and non-deaf people.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/09/2018 14:06:43 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

968181

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families have claimed the (a) higher and (b) lower rate of bereavement support since 6 April 2017 in (i) England, (ii) the North West, (iii) Merseyside and (iv) Wallasey constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	170703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 15:14:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

968204

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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 universal credit conditionality easements have been applied to claimants suffering a bereavement following the death of a partner, child or qualifying young person since April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	170704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally and would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/09/2018 15:46:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

968238

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for unmarried bereaved parents and their children who are ineligible for bereavement support payments.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	170705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>People not entitled to Bereavement Support Payment may be entitled to income-related benefits which provide longer term assistance with everyday living costs. Those in receipt of a means-tested benefit or tax credits may qualify for a Funeral Expenses Payment if they are responsible for arranging a funeral. Families with dependent children can also receive benefits for their children such as Child Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Information about all benefits can be found on the GOV.UK website. Jobcentre Plus staff are best placed to discuss individual circumstances and help claim any benefits. They may also be able to point people in the direction of other organisations that could be of assistance, such as Citizens Advice who can offer independent financial advice.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 15:18:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

964389

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 steps her Department is taking to resolve payment (a) errors and (b) delays in relation to people claiming universal credit in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	169081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Around 80 per cent of new claims are paid in full and on time. In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p><p> </p><p>Verification is a necessary part of any benefits system, and taxpayers expect these measures to be in place; we must make sure we are paying the right people the right amount. We have taken steps to improve verification processes. For example, we have listened to feedback and built processes into the system to make it easier and quicker for people to verify their housing costs, for example through the landlord portal.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst their verification is on-going, many claimants receive a part payment for those elements of the claim that have been resolved. We published an ad hoc statistical release on 9 July which showed, for new claims due a payment in February 2018, 95% were paid in full within five weeks of the payment due date.</p><p> </p><p>Advances are available to provide financial support until the first payment and can now be repaid over a course of 12 months and can consist of up to 100 per cent of the indicative monthly award. We have also abolished waiting days and now provide 2 weeks of housing support to claimants moving to Universal Credit from Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>If a claim has been delayed due to error, DWP can consider awarding an ex-gratia payment, as set out in the Financial Redress for Maladministration guide, available on gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/09/2018 16:51:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle