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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pensioners: Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Age UK's briefing entitled Poverty in later life, published September 2019, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the rise in pensioner poverty. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper more like this
uin 1232 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-25more like thismore than 2020-02-25
answer text <p>As a result of the triple lock, from April 2020 (subject to Parliamentary approval) the full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be around £700 higher than if it had been just up-rated by earnings, since April 2010. From April 2020, the Standard Minimum Guarantee in Pension Credit will increase by average earnings. This is the equivalent of over £2,100 per year higher in cash terms for single people, and over £3,200 per year higher in cash terms for couples than it was in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to action that helps to alleviate levels of pensioner poverty. There are 100,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than in 2009/10. Rates of material deprivation for pensioners are also at a record low. Since 2009/10 material deprivation for pensioners has fallen from 10% to 7% in 2017/18, and in 2019/20 the Government will spend around £100 billion on the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>1.6 million people are already claiming around £5.4 billion in Pension Credit. The Government wants to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are entitled. That is why on the 10 February 2020 we launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit and encourage those over State Pension age to check whether they are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>To assist customers to prepare for retirement, the Government has introduced a number of initiatives including the launch of the online mid-life MOT page <a href="https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/" target="_blank">https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/</a> which provides guidance on how to obtain the right information to plan for retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The employer led strategy on fuller working lives <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf</a> aims to maximise the labour market opportunities for people to earn and save for longer reducing the risk of poverty once they have retired permanently from the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to enabling more people to save while they are working, so that they can enjoy greater security and independence when they retire. Automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has succeeded in transforming workplace pension saving for millions of today’s workers. Participation in workplace pension saving rose from 55 per cent in 2012 to 87 per cent of eligible employees in 2018, showing the positive impact of the workplace pension reforms.</p>
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-25T13:41:13.327Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-25T13:41:13.327Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this
1178032
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2020 to Question HL 457 on universal credit, whether her Department plans to evaluate in the Move to universal credit pilot the effect of the managed migration process on disabled people and people with health conditions. more like this
tabling member constituency North Durham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Kevan Jones more like this
uin 1180 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-28more like thismore than 2020-02-28
answer text <p>The Department has already committed to undertaking an evaluation of the Move to UC pilot process. This will include an assessment of how the process works for groups of claimants including those with disabilities and health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing the evaluation strategy for the Move To UC process in Spring 2020.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-28T15:25:00.693Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-28T15:25:00.693Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
1438
label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones more like this
1178035
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Chronic Illnesses: Reviews more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the outcome of her Department’s review of the Special Rules for Terminal Illness and Severe Conditions. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 1156 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The Department is taking forward as a priority its evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions. We have made progress on all areas of this work and will be continuing to engage with clinicians and claimants to ensure their views are heard.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
grouped question UIN 15001 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T11:49:19.413Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T11:49:19.413Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
1178171
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pneumoconiosis: Compensation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of compensation under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 were paid to workers employed in (1) slate quarrying and slate mining, (2) coal mining, (3) the textile industries, (4) the pottery industries, and (5) other industries, in the last year for which figures are available; and how many, if any, of those cases were related to diffuse mesothelioma. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wigley more like this
uin HL1626 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-25more like thismore than 2020-02-25
answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-25T15:22:45.463Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-25T15:22:45.463Z
answering member
4174
label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
tabling member
547
label Biography information for Lord Wigley more like this
1178172
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pneumoconiosis: Compensation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of money paid by way of compensation under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 in (1) 1990–99, (2) 2000–09, and (3) 2010–19. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wigley more like this
uin HL1627 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-26more like thismore than 2020-02-26
answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Industrial injuries benefits expenditure, of which Pneumoconiosis 1979</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£ million, nominal terms</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million, real terms, 2019/20 prices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1994/95</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1995/96</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1996/97</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1997/98</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1998/99</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1999/00</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2001/02</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002/03</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003/04</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004/05</strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Sources</strong>: 1994-2018 DWP Historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>2018/19 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: quarterly statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are in £ millions</li><li>‘..’ not available</li></ol>
answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-26T13:40:28.123Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-26T13:40:28.123Z
answering member
4174
label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
tabling member
547
label Biography information for Lord Wigley more like this
1178173
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pneumoconiosis: Compensation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979, how many new applications for compensation were made in the last year for which figures are available; what was the corresponding number of payments that were made; and what was the total cost of those payments. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wigley more like this
uin HL1628 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-25more like thismore than 2020-02-25
answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IIDB 3.1</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Pneumoconiosis (Worker's Compensation) Act 1979 by type of claimant and payment, Oct 2018 – Sep 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Number</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sufferer</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Dependant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Payments made £</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Payments made £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>4,043,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>226,852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>November</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>3,270,613</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>278,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>December</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>2,756,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>177,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>3,686,361</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>221,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>2,724,420</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>139,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>3,471,191</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>242,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>3,348,735</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>217,586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>3,435,557</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>91,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>3,321,152</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>157,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>3,651,931</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>206,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>3,119,361</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>217,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>September</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>3,046,575</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures on claimants shown are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures show new claims for which an assessment has been completed.</li></ol>
answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-25T15:22:28.747Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-25T15:22:28.747Z
answering member
4174
label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
tabling member
547
label Biography information for Lord Wigley more like this
1178649
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Visual Impairment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on employment support for the visually impaired. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 14997 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>In recognition of the strong two-way relationship between work and health, in 2015 the Joint Work and Health Unit was established as a joint DWP and DHSC team; reporting to both Secretaries of State. The Unit informs the Government’s disability employment strategy, using a programme of trials and tests to identify effective models of health and employment support to help people with health conditions or disabilities to stay in work or return to work.</p><p> </p><p>In addition DWP will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support in the coming months. The Green Paper will explore how the welfare system can better meet the needs of claimants with disabilities and health conditions now and in the future, to build a system that people trust and enables them to live independently and move into work where possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T12:37:41.01Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T12:37:41.01Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
1178653
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on its review of the Special Rules for Terminal Illness and Severe Conditions. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport East more like this
tabling member printed
Jessica Morden more like this
uin 15001 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The Department is taking forward as a priority its evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions. We have made progress on all areas of this work and will be continuing to engage with clinicians and claimants to ensure their views are heard.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
grouped question UIN 1156 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T11:49:19.46Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T11:49:19.46Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1548
label Biography information for Jessica Morden more like this
1178678
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Independent Case Examiner more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints against (a) the child maintenance service and child support agency and (b) her Department were accepted for investigation by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since 2014-15; and how many of those complaints were not investigated for at least 12 months after they were received. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 15041 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-28more like thismore than 2020-02-28
answer text <p>The cases that reach the Independent Case Examiner are the most complex and investigations will not be compromised in order to be completed within certain timescales.</p><p> </p><p>We keep people updated about the timings involved with their case and the vast majority of complainants are satisfied with the service they receive.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides information on the number of Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and Child Support Agency (CSA) complaints that were received and accepted for investigation by the Independent Case Examiners Office in each year since 2014-15, and the number of cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude, from the date they were accepted for examination.</p><p> </p><p>Please note, we are unable to provide information on the number of cases that waited longer than 12 months for an investigation to commence for each year since 2014-15, and have therefore provided details of those cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude, from the point at which they were accepted for investigation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year April to March</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints received</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints accepted for investigation</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints cleared</p></td><td><p>Cleared cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude (from date of acceptance)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1169</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1253</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20 (to the end of January 2020)</p></td><td><p>1099</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-28T15:08:00.663Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-28T15:08:00.663Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-12more like thismore than 2020-02-12
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Sheffield more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit in Sheffield on (a) the number of people borrowing from loan sharks and (b) the amount of money being borrowed (i) by claimants and (ii) non-claimants. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
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Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 15027 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answer text <p>The latest caseload data shows Universal Credit is supporting 2.8 million claimants, including those in Sheffield, to more easily start work and access smoother incentives, such as the work allowance and taper, to increase hours. We have scrapped the cliff edges and complicated hours’ rules of the legacy benefit system to ensure claimants have flexibility to access the opportunities offered in the labour market. It will provide an extra £2.1bn a year once full rolled out, compared to the legacy benefits it replaces.</p><p> </p><p>During a claimant’s first interview, Work Coaches identify those who require immediate financial assistance and will offer access to a New Claim Advance. Around 60% of new claims take up an advance, which are repayable, interest free, over a 12-month period. From October 2021, the repayment period on advances will be further extended to 16 months.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants who require additional support, Work Coaches and Case Managers can signpost individuals to specialist support for personal budgeting, money guidance and debt advice if required, including through the Money and Pensions Service.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-24T14:40:25.9Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-24T14:40:25.9Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this