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1028731

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2018 to Question 195460, what proportion of RTI earnings data her Department corrects each month using the RTI BACS hash validation value made available for that purpose by HMRC.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	203766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested. The BACS hash is not passed to the Department from HMRC. The Department assist HMRC with Real Time Information disputes, and a manual intervention can be made to correct the Universal Credit award when validated against a claimant’s pay slips.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 203765 question first answered 10/01/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 94117 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1007058

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 171273, what plans she has to publish data on the outcomes for people receiving support through the Youth Obligation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department monitors requests we receive for new statistics and will consider whether we can produce and release analysis that will helpfully inform public debate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is looking at this issue and considering what statistics could be produced.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/11/2018 16:31:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 85855 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

985777

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a fast track process to ensure that a claimant who has submitted a DS1500 receives the first Universal Credit payment within seven days; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	178221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department and the Universal Credit Programme have regular meetings with key stakeholders to understand how our policies are working and discuss potential areas for improvement. The design of Universal Credit for terminally ill claimants is based on the well tested processes that have been in place in Employment and Support Allowance, as have the documentation of illness requirements. We will continue to keep these under review to ensure that they work as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p>If the claimant does not have a DS1500 but is deemed as terminally ill then we will fast track the Work Capability Assessment process so that the report is provided within 48 hours.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant has been diagnosed as terminally ill with a prognosis of 6 months or less and been provided with a DS1500 or one has already been provided, Universal Credit will automatically award the Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity element without the requirement to refer this for a Work Capability Assessment decision.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants are able to apply for an advance of their Universal Credit to ensure they do not face financial hardship whilst they are awaiting the assessment of their Universal Credit award.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/10/2018 11:03:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 78969 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

985780

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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: Terminal Illnesses
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 who have submitted a DS1500 form have waited (i) two weeks; (ii) three weeks; (iii) four weeks; (iv) five weeks or more to receive their first Universal Credit payment in the most recent twelve month period for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	178222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available, as it is not collated centrally, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/10/2018 11:08:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 78971 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

969065

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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 she is taking to ensure that claimants do not lose their financial support if they are unable to make a claim for Universal Credit in time during managed migration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	171275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Our focus for the process of the managed migration of existing benefits claimants to Universal Credit will be on safeguarding claimants and ensuring a smooth transition with uninterrupted support. We plan to have a comprehensive and well-supported preparation period for claimants, the flexibility to extend that period if necessary; and a process to ensure that, before the existing benefits are stopped, agents will check for evidence of complex needs or vulnerability or disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with stakeholders and other parties to design the best possible process for the migration of our customers to Universal Credit, and will continue to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2018 16:46:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 75161 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

818779

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a self-employed claimant who earns less than the minimum income floor in some months but over the course of a year earns more than twelve times the minimum income floor will receive less Universal Credit than an employed person with the same annual earnings.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	121543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We are aware that for many self-employed, particularly those with seasonal businesses, their earnings often fluctuate from month to month, and they need to budget and plan for this. Self-employed Universal Credit claimants are no different in this regard.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit supports people in self-employment, where self-employment is the best route for them to become financially self-sufficient. As part of that, for those claimants expected to seek work, who are gainfully self-employed and not within a year of starting their self-employment, we apply a Minimum Income Floor (MIF). This is an assumed level of monthly earnings, based on what they could expect to earn each month at the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The MIF is designed to encourage those reporting very low self-employed income to increase their monthly earnings. This means that, where a self-employed claimant’s monthly earnings are below their MIF level, the MIF level is taken into account in assessing the claimant’s monthly Universal Credit payment. For this reason, they can receive a lower amount of Universal Credit than an employed claimant earning a comparable monthly sum, but not subject to the MIF.</p><p> </p><p>Some self-employed claimants will respond to this by increasing their monthly earnings from self-employment, some will choose to work as an employee, and others will combine the two. All are potentially good outcomes for them, their families and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/01/2018 12:59:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 33707 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

816933

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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 his policy is on closing universal credit claims when income in any monthly assessment period results in a zero payment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	121360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>When a claimant’s Universal Credit award ceases (because their income has reduced their Universal Credit entitlement to nil), they can reclaim Universal Credit if their circumstances have changed within 6 months of their claim ending, and they now wish to receive financial support.</p><p> </p><p>The reclaiming process is designed to be very quick, light touch and claimants only need to update us with their change in circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/01/2018 17:46:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 33445 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

771426

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to make a decision on the application from the London Borough of Newham to continue its private rented sector licensing scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	107992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The application for confirmation of the London Borough of Newham's proposed selective licensing designation is under consideration and a decision will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 108022 question first answered 20/10/2017 14:22:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 16286 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759201

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Empty Property: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to support bringing derelict homes back into use in Greater London.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of empty homes is at its lowest since records began in 2004. In May 2010 over 300,000 homes in England had been standing empty for longer than 6 months. As of October 2016 the number of long-term empty properties had fallen to 200,145. Local authorities have powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Through the New Homes Bonus they earn the same financial reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one. Councils may also charge up to 150 per cent council tax for homes empty for over two years.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/09/2017 11:21:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 11891 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

750048

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the contribution of Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon of 23 March 2015 to proceedings on the Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015, Official Report, HL Deb, column 331, whether the review of the impact of those changes 18 months after their introduction has been undertaken; and if he will place a copy of that review in the Library.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Only three applications had been received by October 2016 which proved insufficient for a meaningful assessment to be made. The Department did not therefore carry out a formal review of the changes to selective licensing introduced from April 2015. Since then we have received a further number of applications and will soon be in a position to undertake a review. I will ensure the findings of the review are placed in the Library when it is complete.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/07/2017 13:57:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 4339 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms