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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 less than 2018-05-17more like thismore than 2018-05-17
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 remove filter
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 less than 2018-05-17more like thismore than 2018-05-17
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 remove filter
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