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808281

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	What assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the average level of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	902995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of problem debt, including capping payday lending costs and promoting savings.</p><p>Within UC, there are also interest free Advances and a system of priority deductions to help claimants who have got into arrears.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

808768

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Christmas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that no benefit claimants are left destitute over Christmas and the New Year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department will advance the timing of payments for people affected by bank holidays as follows:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>When your payment is due</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>When you’ll be paid</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Between Friday 22 December 2017 and Tuesday 26 December 2017</p></td><td><p>Friday 22 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wednesday 27 December 2017</p></td><td><p>Wednesday 27 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thursday 28 December 2017</p></td><td><p>Thursday 28 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between Friday 29 December 2017 and Monday 1 January 2018</p></td><td><p>Friday 29 December 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-youre-paid" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-youre-paid</a></p><p> </p><p>The Christmas payment dates for all other benefits are provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>When your payment is due</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>When you’ll be paid</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Between Friday 22 December 2017 and Wednesday 27 December 2017</p></td><td><p>Friday 22 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thursday 28 December 2017</p></td><td><p>Thursday 28 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Friday 29 December 2017 to Monday 1 January 2018</p></td><td><p>Friday 29 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tuesday 2 January 2018 (Scotland only)</p></td><td><p>Friday 29 December 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/how-to-have-your-benefits-paid</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/12/2017 11:37:34 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

808809

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Memo ADM 30/17 paragraph 7, what evidence is used to inform a LEAP exercise review of a claimant's Personal Independence Payment award.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	119918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We will use existing evidence that we hold for claimants. Where this is insufficient, we will seek further evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/12/2017 10:51:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

808820

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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, whether some universal credit claimants are being required to attend in-person appointments to reset their universal credit login details; and if he will ensure that all universal credit claimants are able to amend their account details using online portals.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	119929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Currently, Universal Credit requires claimants to attend the Jobcentre for a face to face interview to reset their Universal Credit login in details. We plan to automate this process in the very near future.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 15:14:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

808822

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Angus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of residents who are in receipt of universal credit in Angus constituency .
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	119931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The available information on households in receipt of Universal Credit, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2017 15:48:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

808850

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Jobcentres: Ealing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the date is for the proposed outreach provision to be operational after the proposed closure of Southall Jobcentre on 26 January 2018; what the staffing requirement for that provision will be; and how and when service users will be notified of the date for that provision to be operational and how to access that provision.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	119959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We have formally agreed that an outreach provision will be available from the Dominion Centre site in Southall and are confident that it will be in place by 26 January when Southall Jobcentre closes. This outreach provision may be available prior to the closure of Southall Jobcentre if the detailed arrangements are concluded earlier than expected.</p><p> </p><p>The outreach service will be available 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. We anticipate being able to base between two and four members of staff at the site.</p><p> </p><p>Existing customers will be notified about the outreach provision by Work Coaches at face-to-face interviews before the Southall Jobcentre closure date. Customers will also be handed a written notification about their new jobcentre and the new outreach provision.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the new outreach facility will also be shared through our local partnership network.</p><p> </p><p>Posters about the closure of Southall Jobcentre and the new outreach provision, will be displayed in Southall Jobcentre, as soon as the opening date of the new outreach provision is finalised. We expect this to take place within the first two weeks of January.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 15:17:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

808865

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Industrial Health and Safety and Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the safety, health and productivity of workplaces in the UK are maintained after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	119974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has given a very clear commitment to protect workers’ rights as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. This includes health and safety in the workplace. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 has led to the United Kingdom having one of the best records on health and safety at work in the world. We see no reason why this should change as the country leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s ambitious and modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan that will enable the UK to work more productively and boost the earning power of people, businesses, places and the nation as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/12/2017 14:45:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

808944

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the total sum disbursed on bonuses to staff in his Department in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	120053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DWP currently operates a number of award schemes; end of year performance awards and in-year reward and recognition.</p><p> </p><p>A total of £41.8m, which is less than 2% of the overall DWP annual pay bill, has been paid between January 2017 and November 2017, this breaks down as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£37.4m - End of Year Performance Awards.</li><li>£4.4m – In Year Reward and Recognition</li></ul> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/12/2017 11:04:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

808947

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Medical Records
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' medical documents submitted to his Department are known to be missing which relate to claims for (a) employment support allowance, (b) personal independence payment, (c) universal credit work capability assessments and (d) disability living allowance.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	120056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>DWP does not record the number of medical documents reported as missing which relate to claims for benefits.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/12/2017 11:02:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

808950

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work claimants have experienced a (a) sanction and (b) suspension of their universal credit claim by length of sanction and suspension in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	120059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit provides us with the opportunity to support people to progress, and we are building the evidence about what works, most substantially through a large-scale Randomised Control Trial (RCT).</p><p> </p><p>This trial tests different degrees of in-work support and conditionality by supporting people to progress by providing work coach support and setting mandatory requirements to make sure that individuals take reasonable action that should help them to earn more where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following link provides figures for the data collected so far on sanctions for in work claimants.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/in-work-progression-trial-update-april-2015-to-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/in-work-progression-trial-update-april-2015-to-october-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>This showed that up to November 2016, 319 sanctions had been applied to 15,455 trial participants, approximately 2%.</p><p> </p><p>Further statistical information regarding the number of sanctions and suspensions for in-work claimants within the randomised control trial cannot be provided until they are published in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/12/2017 11:56:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead