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891535

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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: Young People
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 in receipt of premiums claimed for universal credit after the age of 20; and how many of those people requested a mandatory reconsideration of the work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	138098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:28 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2018 16:22:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 54947 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

820711

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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: Poverty
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 reinstate the universal credit child poverty forecast; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	122129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling child poverty and disadvantage is a priority for the Government. Work is the best route out of poverty, and Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work. However, the impact of Universal Credit cannot be considered in isolation– it is a key component of a broader strategy to move Britain to a higher wage, lower welfare, and lower tax society.</p><p> </p><p>This strategy includes the increase to the personal tax allowance, the introduction of the National Living Wage and the doubling of free childcare from 15 to 30 hours for working parents. Taken together, these reforms are designed to support people into employment and then enable them to progress in work and generate more income for themselves.</p><p> </p><p>We expect claimants to respond positively to the improved incentives Universal Credit introduces and increase their income. The previous forecast is static and, as it does not capture these dynamic effects, it is of limited value in evaluating the impact of Universal Credit on poverty. The Government therefore has no plans to reinstate it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/01/2018 13:02:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 34662 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

818766

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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made for a short term benefit advance in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and how many of those applications were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	121530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The most recently available data on Short Term Benefit Advances (STBA) is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>January 2016 - December 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STBA Applications Received by the Department</p></td><td><p>197,514</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>STBA Awarded to individual national insurance numbers</p></td><td><p>98,633</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data covers the period January 16 to December 16. Data after this date is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>Data is also not available for unsuccessful applications and the difference between ‘received’ and ‘awarded’ applications in the table above does not equate to unsuccessful applications. This is because there are a large proportion of applications in which the primary benefit is paid, which negates the need for a STBA.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>Only Working Age Benefits (i.e. Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) are included in the above information for STBA applications as the number of applications received for State Pension Credit and Carer’s Allowance is not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong></p><p><strong>STBA Applications Received </strong>- Management Information System Programme (MISP). This collation is based on clerical counts submitted by the each Centre and is Internal MI which has been agreed for use in publications of Parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests.</p><p> </p><p><strong>STBA Awarded</strong> - Benefit Expenditure Business Information system</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/01/2018 12:52:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 33706 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

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 Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 33707 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok 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 Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 33445 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

807218

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 116788, how many households from (a) Barandon Walk, (b) Hurstway Walk, (c) Testerton Walk, (d) Treadgold House, (e) Bramley House and (f) other surrounding blocks in the Lancaster West Estate remain in emergency accommodation following the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	119864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>As of 18 December 2017, data provided by the Royal Borough of Kensington &amp; Chelsea showed the following numbers of households to be in emergency accommodation following the Grenfell fire: a) Barandon walk - 36 households, (b) Hurstway Walk - 34 households, (c) Testerton Walk - 26 households, (d) – (f) we are not able to provide specific information for the remainder of the Lancaster West Estate as this could identify individual households. There are an additional 15 households in emergency accommodation from the wider Lancaster West Estate.</p><p>As outlined in the Oral Statement on Monday 18 December 2017, 144 households - almost 70 per cent of households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk—have accepted an offer of temporary or permanent accommodation. According to the latest figures from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 102 of these households have now moved in.</p><p>For those who remain in other accommodation, the Council has offered the opportunity to move into private rented accommodation while a permanent home is found. Some have taken up this offer, and others have made it clear that they do not want to have to move twice - which is understandable.</p><p>The Government and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are doing all they can to offer extra support for the bereaved and the survivors over the coming weeks. At Autumn Budget 2017 a further £28 million was made available to pay for mental health and emotional support, a community space for those affected and investment in the Lancaster West estate over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/12/2017 10:19:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 31443 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

807220

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 116791, if he will provide details of the (a) times, (b) dates and (c) attendees of the meetings that have taken place between his Department and representatives from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on allowing council tenants who formerly resided in Grenfell Tower to retain the right to buy.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	119866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that residents who held a council tenancy in Grenfell Tower or Grenfell Walk will be offered a new home that will be on at least the same terms as the one they lost. Survivors who held a council tenancy at Grenfell Tower or Grenfell Walk will have the Right to Buy their permanent new home.</p><p>Those in council homes will have the right to buy automatically and where the permanent home is a housing association property, the Council has asked for former tenants to have the right to buy, and the relevant housing associations have agreed. Officials from my Department have regular meetings with representatives from Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea about rehousing, including the Right to Buy. Residents raise this issue either directly with members and officers of the Council when they discuss the options for rehousing or through their legal representatives when seeking to negotiate the tenancy of a new home, but the Council are clear that these issues have no effect on the overall policy in any practical way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 119867 question first answered 21/12/2017 10:18:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 31445 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

807221

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 116791, when he expects a resolution to the outstanding issues regarding council tenants who formerly resided in Grenfell Tower retaining the right to buy.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	119867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that residents who held a council tenancy in Grenfell Tower or Grenfell Walk will be offered a new home that will be on at least the same terms as the one they lost. Survivors who held a council tenancy at Grenfell Tower or Grenfell Walk will have the Right to Buy their permanent new home.</p><p>Those in council homes will have the right to buy automatically and where the permanent home is a housing association property, the Council has asked for former tenants to have the right to buy, and the relevant housing associations have agreed. Officials from my Department have regular meetings with representatives from Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea about rehousing, including the Right to Buy. Residents raise this issue either directly with members and officers of the Council when they discuss the options for rehousing or through their legal representatives when seeking to negotiate the tenancy of a new home, but the Council are clear that these issues have no effect on the overall policy in any practical way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 119866 question first answered 21/12/2017 10:18:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 31446 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

802936

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average funding per unit from allocations under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 for (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities operating area, excluding nil grant units was for (i) the entire programme (ii) Affordable Rent units and (iii) Affordable Home Ownership units for the period up to the end of September 2017,
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	118356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Funding is allocated by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority in London. Housing associations and local authorities are able to bid into the Programme for funding.</p><p>Successful bids for the HCA and GLA can be found online.</p><p>HCA figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a></p><p>GLA figures can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/homes-londoners/homes-londoners-affordable-homes-programme-2016-21" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/homes-londoners/homes-londoners-affordable-homes-programme-2016-21</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 12:19:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 29542 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

802999

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a right to bid for assets held by local authorities to release land for housing.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	118419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Right to Contest already provides a mechanism by which local people can challenge public bodies, including local councils, to release unused and underused land for housing.</p><p>The Government has no current plans to change this approach but would give consideration to any specific proposals which come forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2017 12:01:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 29543 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland