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757849

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work capability assessment in supporting disabled people into work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	8607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We have responded to a range of recommendations from five Independent Reviews.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have consulted through the Work and Health Green Paper how we might improve the assessment process, and how we can use information more effectively to support this group in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 12:47:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

757850

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reform statutory sick pay as part of his Department's work to support more disabled people into employment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	8608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>In the Improving Lives Green Paper we consulted on how Statutory Sick Pay could be reformed to encourage supportive conversations between the employer and employee and make it easier for people to make a phased return to work. We are now considering the full range of consultation responses and next steps on Statutory Sick Pay.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome Matthew Taylor’s ‘Good Work - Modern Working Practices’ and his detailed consideration of statutory sick pay. We are considering his recommendations in detail and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 12:50:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752841

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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, what steps his Department has taken to improve the accuracy of income data used in calculating awards of universal credit; and what estimate he has made of the improvement obtained by those steps.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Real Time Information (RTI) system ensures that we get Universal Credit claims right by providing us with accurate and timely details of earnings from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The HMRC database holding the PAYE data reported in real time receives the data from employers, holds it and passes on relevant data for Universal Credit claimants to DWP. The system is working well with over 99% of individual employment records now being reported in real time. A number of processes are in place to deal with inaccurate data from employers. DWP and HMRC analysts monitor the RTI data received, looking for trends, patterns and causes. Both Departments then work together with employers and partners such as software developers and payroll bureaux to improve the quality of the data. This work supplements the BACS payment validation process.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit claimants are required to report all unearned income to DWP and provide the evidence to verify that income where necessary. In replacing existing income replacement benefits and tax credits, Universal Credit has simplified the treatment of unearned income. There are no partial disregards and all unearned income that will be taken into account in the Universal Credit assessment is prescribed in the regulations. Once rolled out, DWP expects the high-level design of Universal Credit to lead to around £1bn in Annually Managed Expenditure savings each year from reduced fraud and error, compared to the benefits and Tax Credits that Universal Credit will replace.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2017 16:23:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752108

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Trussell Trust on recent trends in demand for foodbanks in areas where universal credit (a) has and (b) has not been rolled out; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with the Trussell Trust in Dacorum on 7th of July, a range of topics were discussed including Universal Credit. Universal Credit has been rolled out everywhere and is available in all Jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/07/2017 16:31:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752109

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what proportion of universal credit applicants wait more than (a) six and (b) 10 weeks after making their claim before they receive any income.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are intending to publish further data on payment timeliness in due course, but based on our latest internal data, for week ending 19 June, we estimate that some 80% of cases were paid in full at the end of the first assessment period.</p><p>For the 20% of cases who were not paid in full we estimate around a third have not signed up to their claimant commitment so cannot be paid until they have. The other two thirds have an outstanding verification issue, such as providing bank statements, evidence of childcare costs, or proof of rent. Many of these claimants receive a part-payment where elements of the claim have been verified.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/07/2017 13:10:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752110

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what steps his Department has taken to improve the accuracy of the real time information it receives from HM Revenue and Customs to calculate awards of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 18 July 2017 to questions 4800 and 4801.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5055 question first answered 19/07/2017 09:19:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752111

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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: Disability
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 make it his Department's policy to make no further cuts to disability benefits in the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to make any further cuts to disability benefits beyond those already legislated for.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/07/2017 10:24:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752112

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the income data supplied through real time information by HM Revenue and Customs to calculate awards of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 18 July 2017 to questions 4800 and 4801.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5044 question first answered 19/07/2017 09:19:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752113

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce online booking for jobcentre appointments.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2018 it is planned that claimants will be provided with the ability to book and manage their own appointments online through Universal Credit Full Service.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to introduce an online appointment booking system for claimants in receipt of benefits that are planned to migrate over to Universal Credit Full Service from July 2019 onwards.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/07/2017 12:48:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

751852

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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, if he will make the universal credit helpline available free of charge, at least until roll-out is complete.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DWP have no plans to introduce a 0800 number for the Universal Credit helpline. If a Universal Credit claimant needs to contact us by telephone, they can call the Universal Credit helpline on a 0345 number. Charges for these calls depend on the service provider, but cost no more than a standard geographic call, and count towards any free or inclusive minutes in a caller’s landline or mobile telephone contract. The Department’s guidance directs staff dealing with Universal Credit claims to call customers back either if they request it or if they express any concern about the cost of calling.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/07/2017 09:16:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms