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1464962

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date	23/05/2022
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 tax credit recipients who have more than £16,000 in savings will lose all their support on being migrated to Universal Credit after the one year grace period, or whether they will be entitled to further transitional protection.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Tax Credit claimants will have any capital they hold above £16,000 disregard for up to 12 months once moved to Universal Credit as part of the managed migration process. This means that the normal rules for the treatment of capital, that would usually prevent them claiming UC, will not be applied during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Normal UC rules for capital will still be applied to the capital they hold between £6,001 and £16,000. If their capital falls to £16,000 or below during the 12 months, then the disregard is not re-applied, should their capital rise above £16,000 again.</p><p> </p><p>After 12 months, the disregard on tax credit claimants’ income that permits them to claim UC if their capital exceeds £16,000 will cease to apply and, like all claimants with capital over £16,000, they will not be entitled to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/05/2022 15:45:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1464983

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what protections her Department has put in place for people with complex disabilities undergoing managed migration to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to fully complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>A variety of support is in place for those issued with migration notices including for individuals with a heath condition and disabilities. As we progress through discovery phase, we are keen to understand what additional support is required for people to make their claim to UC.</p><p> </p><p>Our current support consists of</p><p> </p><ul><li>A dedicated phoneline</li><li>Further guidance on the Gov.uk website</li><li>Specially trained staff in the JCP’s and Service Centres who can identify local tailored support</li><li>Support through help to claim</li></ul> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 6672 6673 question first answered 26/05/2022 14:49:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1464984

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) help and (b) guidance available to people with complex disabilities undergoing managed migration to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to fully complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>A variety of support is in place for those issued with migration notices including for individuals with a heath condition and disabilities. As we progress through discovery phase, we are keen to understand what additional support is required for people to make their claim to UC.</p><p> </p><p>Our current support consists of</p><p> </p><ul><li>A dedicated phoneline</li><li>Further guidance on the Gov.uk website</li><li>Specially trained staff in the JCP’s and Service Centres who can identify local tailored support</li><li>Support through help to claim</li></ul> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 6671 6673 question first answered 26/05/2022 14:49:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1464985

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Disability
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 ensure that people with complex disabilities who are undergoing managed migration to Universal Credit will not have their benefits claims unfairly stopped.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to fully complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p>A variety of support is in place for those issued with migration notices including for individuals with a heath condition and disabilities. As we progress through discovery phase, we are keen to understand what additional support is required for people to make their claim to UC.</p><p> </p><p>Our current support consists of</p><p> </p><ul><li>A dedicated phoneline</li><li>Further guidance on the Gov.uk website</li><li>Specially trained staff in the JCP’s and Service Centres who can identify local tailored support</li><li>Support through help to claim</li></ul> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 6671 6672 question first answered 26/05/2022 14:49:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1464986

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has given to support services assisting people with complex disabilities undergoing managed migration to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>We recently restarted work to design and deliver a service for people to move to Universal Credit. The first phase is Discovery with controlled small volumes; during this phase we will work with small numbers of claimants to learn how best to ensure a smooth transition to Universal Credit and identify what support claimants need to make their claim to UC. <em> </em></p><p> </p><p>A variety of support is in place for those issued with migration notices, including for individuals with health conditions and disabilities. Our current support consists of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A dedicated phoneline</li><li>Further guidance on Gov.uk website</li><li>Specially trained staff in JCP’s and service centres who can identify local tailored support</li><li>Support through Help to Claim</li></ul><p><em> </em></p><p>The Department holds regular engagement sessions with a broad range of external stakeholders, including in the health and disability sector. As we progress through the discovery phase, we are keen to understand what additional support is required for people to make their claim to UC.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/05/2022 14:47:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms