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931854

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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
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 plans to take to prevent claimants from experiencing financial hardship as a result of the process of migrating legacy benefits to universal credit in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	158168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>We have always said that there will be transitional protection for those claimants with existing premiums whose overall Universal Credit entitlement would be less than under the old system, provided that their circumstances remain the same. We are bringing forward regulations in the Autumn which make provision for this and we have recently announced that we will introduce additional protections for claimants who currently receive the Severe Disability Premium.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/07/2018 16:43:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931329

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of universal credit payments made (a) for the housing element directly to landlords and (b) more frequently than monthly.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	157658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The available information on the number of payments made for the housing element directly to landlords is published and can be found at: <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><p> </p><p>The information requested on the proportion of payments made more frequently than monthly is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>In response to requests for information on Universal Credit we have consulted users on the expansion of Universal Credit statistics and are currently reviewing the responses.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/07/2018 16:52:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931129

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	Funerals: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully to her Department for a grant towards the costs of a funeral in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	157055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The most recent month of data available is May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In the period June 2017- May 2018, there were 25,697 awards of Funeral Expenses Payments in Great Britain. This includes awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initially unsuccessful application.</p><p> </p><p>In the period June 2017 – May 2018, there were 14,680 initially unsuccessful applications for Funeral Expenses Payments in Great Britain. The number of initially unsuccessful applications is not equal to number of people who unsuccessfully apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment, as individuals may make multiple applications in a given time period.</p><p> </p><p>Applications that were initially unsuccessful may have resulted in an award after review, reconsideration or appeal. As a result some applications may be counted in both of the above figures.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are drawn from the Social Fund Policy, Budget, and Management Information System. The figures do not include applications that were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/06/2018 15:47:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

928670

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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
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 paragraph 1.3.8 of the universal credit full service survey, published in June 2018, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that groups identified as faring less well under universal credit are better supported.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	156355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Through our Universal Support programme, the Department provides support for claimants with budgeting, or with using digital services.</p><p> </p><p>Support is delivered through local partners, and we also work with a range of stakeholders to ensure claimants can access other forms of support including housing, debt advice, low energy tariffs and passported benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We also have a freephone helpline for Universal Credit claimants who need help to make and maintain their claim, and they can also receive help in a jobcentre. Additionally, a home visit can also be arranged.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/06/2018 17:08:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

928671

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reference to chapter eight of the universal credit full service survey, published in June 2018, what steps she plans to take to improve the rate of satisfaction among claimants claiming childcare costs through universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	156356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Interviews for the Universal Credit Full Service survey were conducted with claimants between March 2017 and September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, in response to evidence and feedback, DWP continues to make changes to improve the experience to claimants. For example, since 28th February 2018, Universal Credit claimants have been able to upload digital copies of their childcare cost receipts or invoices through their online Universal Credit account. Improvements in Universal credit IT have also meant that most claimants reporting their in month childcare costs are not asked to provide further evidence and are paid automatically with their UC award.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/06/2018 17:05:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

927739

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to collect information on the number of people (a) failing and (b) ceasing to claim universal credit as a result of the complexity of the process.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	155690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not plan to collect this information.</p><p> </p><p>However, the latest Universal Credit Full Service Claimant Survey published on 8 June 2018, found that the majority of claimants found the claim process either very or fairly easy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/06/2018 15:25:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

926560

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) lowest, (b) average and (c) highest monthly award was after deductions for reclaimed debt from universal credit claimants in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	154607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/06/2018 16:48:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

924667

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
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
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 universal credit couple households are in work.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	154146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However the latest available Universal Credit statistical data published on 12 June shows that, of the 920,000 people on Universal Credit as of 10 May 2018, 37 per cent were in employment. This data can be accessed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715159/universal-credit-statistics-to-10-may-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715159/universal-credit-statistics-to-10-may-2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/06/2018 15:33:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

924668

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
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
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 universal credit claims are calculated automatically.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	154147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The following figures show over the previous 12 months, the number of Universal Credit Full Service payments which have been created automatically as a percentage of the total number of Universal Credit Full Service payments created. These are Universal Credit Full Service claims that were live at the end of the given month defined by the Universal Credit Official statistics caseload data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total payments calculated automatically</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total payments created</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of payments calculated automatically</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>71,610</p></td><td><p>91,700</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>81,430</p></td><td><p>101,550</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>92,250</p></td><td><p>114,430</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td><td><p>127,540</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>120,080</p></td><td><p>143,910</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>136,030</p></td><td><p>162,260</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-17</p></td><td><p>155,670</p></td><td><p>181,010</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>182,140</p></td><td><p>208,680</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>209,830</p></td><td><p>236,920</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>255,160</p></td><td><p>285,380</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>303,770</p></td><td><p>333,490</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>334,190</p></td><td><p>377,580</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/06/2018 15:33:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

924139

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to ensure that claimants previously in receipt of severe disability premium of employment and support allowance are not financially worse off after moving to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	153760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting disabled people and continue to review the Universal Credit claimant experience and processes.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this month we announced that claimants in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium will qualify for transitional protection when they move to Universal Credit. We will backdate these payments for those who have already moved to Universal Credit, to cover the period between their move to Universal Credit and the introduction of the new payment.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail can be accessed in the Secretary of State’s Written Statement HCWS745, made on 7 June:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-06-07/HCWS745" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-06-07/HCWS745</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/06/2018 15:31:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 64481 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead