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882677

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	Housing Benefit: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pension, what estimate she has made of the cost incurred by (a) Jobcentre Plus, (b) her Department and (c) any other public agency in the preparation for the roll-out of the now aborted cut to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	135739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be £<del class="ministerial">5</del><ins class="ministerial">£3</ins> million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/04/2018 16:39:59 question first ministerially corrected 02/05/2018 15:02:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 52571 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

874674

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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: Private Rented Housing
	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 effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the availability of private rented accommodation for households in receipt of the housing element of that benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	134975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit provides housing support to working-age claimants broadly in line with the previous Housing Benefit support. In December, 44% of households claiming housing support under Universal Credit were in the Private Rental Sector. We continue to engage with stakeholders in the Private Rental Sector to assess the effect of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is already significantly improving the rate at which those claiming benefits return to work. Being in employment improves the housing choices of those who would otherwise have remained dependent on benefits.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/04/2018 11:05:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

856962

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support will be provided for mortgage interest claimants when the current scheme ends from April.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	131474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) claimants will have the option to take up the offer of an SMI loan when the SMI benefit scheme ends. The new loan scheme will continue to provide robust protection against repossession to all eligible claimants in times of need, with the level of support available being calculated in the same way as under the current system. Claimants and mortgage lenders will not see any difference in the payments they receive and will not be required to repay the loan until their property is sold or transferred subject to the availability of sufficient equity to repay the loan. The regulations contain transitional provision to enable existing claimants of SMI a temporary period in which they can still receive SMI as a benefit. Where an existing claimant lacks mental capacity to make decisions about entering into the loan agreement, the regulations enable SMI benefit to continue until an appropriate person is appointed to act on the claimant’s behalf. The provisions also ensure that all claimants are given at least six weeks from their loan offer date to decide whether or not to take up the offer of an SMI loan. Many claimants will have had significantly longer than this minimum time period to make a decision.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/03/2018 17:40:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

856952

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much notice claimants were given on the end of support for mortgage interest as a benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	131464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The changes to Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) were initially set out in the Summer Budget published in July 2015. The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 enabled the Loan for Mortgage Interest Regulations to be laid in July 2017. A managed information provision process began in July 2017 to inform all existing recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) benefit of the new scheme. Claimants are sent information about how the SMI loan will work, about possible alternatives to the loan and organisations that may offer further information and support. This is followed up by telephone calls from Serco to explain the information and answer any questions. A leaflet containing Frequently Asked Questions is issued after this informed discussion. Where a claimant expresses an interest in taking up the offer of an SMI loan they will be sent a loan agreement and charge form, including all terms and conditions, to complete and return. They also receive detailed guidance on how to complete these documents. The regulations contain provision for all claimants to be given at least 6 weeks (longer in some cases) from the loan offer to make a decision whether to accept or decline an SMI loan before their SMI benefit payments cease.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/03/2018 17:38:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

856961

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of support for mortgage interest claimants have (i) received advice on their options for alternative support when support for mortgage interest ends and (ii) applied for replacement loan payments.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	131473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>To date, the department has sent information to around 109,000 claimants at the address at which they have been claiming Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI). Around 95% of the live caseload have been contacted and we continue to take steps to contact the remaining claimants. The remaining 5% of cases include those where we have so far been unable to make contact for a variety of reasons, such as where we need to obtain a current telephone number for the claimant. As of week commencing 5th March 2018, over 10,100 claimants (around 11% of the live caseload) have stated their intention to take up the offer of an SMI loan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/03/2018 17:35:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

851549

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Support for Mortgage Interest caseload was by (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency for the most recent twelve months for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	130312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested. The data needed to make robust estimates of the number of recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) at geographies smaller than Government Office Region is not available to Departmental analysts.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/03/2018 17:51:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey