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1713665

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date	24/04/2024
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: Farmers
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 an assessment of the accessibility of Universal Credit support for people working in the farming sector.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	23635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a 24 hour, seven days a week, digital service that allows customers to manage their own data and account online at a time which is convenient for them. Where a meeting is required, Work Coaches are able to offer multiple appointment channels, including digital, to minimise disruption to business, and ensure any meetings are as convenient as possible.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p>We are working with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to ensure a smooth transition from Tax Credits to Universal Credit, as well as providing Transitional Protection when applicable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2024 11:09:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1666852

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	Cost of Living
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 is taking to help support people with increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	204057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and is taking action to help. Overall, we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of bills.</p><p> </p><p>This includes up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments for households on eligible means-tested benefits. The next payment of £300 will be made between 31 October 2023 and 19 November 2023 for most people who are eligible, which follows on from the £301 payment issued in April 2023 to 8.3 million households. A further payment of £299 will be made by spring 2024 for those entitled. In addition, more than eight million pensioner households across the UK will receive an additional £300 Cost of Living Payment during winter 2023-24 paid as a top up to the winter fuel payment and 6.4 million individuals on eligible ‘extra-costs’ disability benefits have also received a further £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>For people who require additional support, in England, the Household Support Fund will continue until March 2024. This year long extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary support to those most in need with the significantly rising cost of living. Local Authorities are expected to support households in the most need, and in particular those who may not be eligible for the other support Government recently made available but are nevertheless in need of support. In the case of Westmorland and Furness, the local authority has been allocated £3,045,591 for this period. The Devolved Administrations will receive consequential funding as usual to spend at their discretion.</p><p> </p><p>From April, we uprated benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%, and in order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap levels also increased by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>To support those who are in work, from 1 April, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/10/2023 11:12:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1666853

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions
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 adequacy of the level of financial support provided to people on the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	204058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring that older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people.</p><p> </p><p>In April, the State Pension saw its biggest ever rise, increasing by 10.1%. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be over £3,050 higher, in cash terms, than in 2010. That’s £790 more than if it had been uprated by Prices, and £945 more than if it had been uprated by earnings (since 2010).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people including pensioners are facing with the cost of living and has put in place a significant package of measures. To ensure stability and certainty for households, the Government is providing a further £26bn in cost-of-living support for 2023/24. This is a substantial package of support which recognises the current additional costs faced by pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:18:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1537828

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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 policy to uprate benefits in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	74987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is conducting his statutory annual review of State Pension and benefit rates. The outcome of the review will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/11/2022 17:07:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1537830

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions
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 policy to maintain the pensions triple lock.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	74988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is currently conducting his statutory annual review of State Pension and benefit rates. We cannot pre-empt the outcome of that review, which will be announced in due course.</p><p /> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 07/11/2022 12:14:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson