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1059653

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date	12/02/2019
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Jobseeker's Allowance claimants are sanctioned if they do not accept a job offer because of low pay and conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL13672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Employers should comply with employment law on pay and conditions. Claimants will have good reason for refusing employment if they do so because the national minimum wage applies to them and the employment does not pay at least the national minimum wage. In such a case a sanction would not be applied. Jobseeker's Allowance claimants are not required to apply for zero hours contract jobs and will not be sanctioned if they refuse an offer of a job on a zero hours contract.</p><p><br>If a claimant has doubts about the terms and conditions of employment (other than the level of pay) which they consider makes the employment unsuitable, they are encouraged to discuss this in advance with their Work Coach. Sanctions are only used in a small percentage of cases, and that is when people fail to meet their agreed commitments without good reason. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good cause, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for decision makers can be found in the Decision Makers Guide (DMG) and Advice for Decision Making Guide (ADM) available at Gov.uk. This guidance is supplemented from time to time with updates to reflect legal and procedural changes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 26/02/2019 14:36:32 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

1059730

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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 assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on levels of rent arrears among claimants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Safeguards are in place for Universal Credit claimants, including Advances, budgeting support and Alternative Payment Arrangements and claimants already receiving Housing Benefit are paid an additional two weeks of Housing Benefit to support them whilst they transition to monthly payments on Universal Credit. Our work coaches gauge claimants’ financial needs from their first interview and can refer them to more specialist support for debt advice if required.</p><p> </p><p>According to latest figures (August 2018), only about 7% of social rented households were claiming Universal Credit. Many tenants have pre-existing rent arrears at the start of their claim; indications at this stage are that Universal Credit actually helps to clear these arrears over time.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/02/2019 16:27:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1059744

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual loss in pension credit and pension age housing benefit per couple who are in a mixed-aged relationship after 15 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	220236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Mixed-age couples will see no reduction in the amount of benefit they receive as a result of this change, unless they are already in receipt of Pension Credit and/or pension-age Housing Benefit but then lose entitlement to both of those benefits.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/02/2019 17:33:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1059745

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 affected by multiple sclerosis in Scotland will be moved over from other benefits to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The data requested is not available at this time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/02/2019 16:02:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1059746

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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: Multiple Sclerosis
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 affected by multiple sclerosis in Scotland claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/02/2019 15:34:17 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1059751

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 181589 on Children: Maintenance, whether the income information provided by HMRC under a data sharing agreement for the most recent complete tax year (a) only applies to Real Time Information figures and (b) excludes any income from work-related benefits.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	220285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Real Time Information is not currently included within the income information provided by HMRC to calculate a child maintenance liability. Income information is provided by HMRC for the most recent complete tax year they hold within the previous six years<em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>More recent income data can be used in specific circumstances where a paying parent’s circumstances have changed in a way that breaks the 25% tolerance, requiring their calculation to move from historic to current income.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The income information HMRC provide is based on Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and self-assessment records. This captures income from a range of taxable benefits, including Income Support; Incapacity Benefit; income related Jobseekers Allowance; and Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/02/2019 14:01:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1059760

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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: Dundee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are served by the Dundee service centre by (a) constituency and (b) local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	220283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The total number of claims assigned to the Dundee Service Centre was 48,046 as of December 2018. Information to constituency and local authority level is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/02/2019 16:49:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1059762

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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: Dundee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average length of time is for a claimant to be referred to a work capability assessment by the Dundee service centre.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	220284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/02/2019 15:30:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1059766

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason cold weather payments are given to people receiving income related employment and support allowance but not contributions-based employment and support allowance; and if she will review her Departments's policy.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	220280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Cold Weather Payments are made to people who receive certain income-related benefits and satisfy the eligibility conditions. People who receive contribution-based benefits are not eligible for Cold Weather Payments. This is because the scheme was specifically designed to target the additional heating costs of the most vulnerable people in society. The scheme is subject to financial constraints and to ensure that limited public funds are used in the most effective way possible, the Government believes that the fairest way of managing this is by linking eligibility to income-related benefits.</p><p>To put this into context, during the 2010/11 Cold Weather Payment season over £435 million was paid to eligible claimants. If the scheme were to be extended to all contributory benefit recipients, the scheme would become unaffordable.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/02/2019 15:01:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1059769

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many credit unions have been involved in the Credit Union Expansion Project; and in which region do they operate.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	220111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Over 70 Credit Unions benefited from the Credit Union Expansion Project with products such as an Automated Lending and Decision System. These credit unions operated across England, Wales and Scotland. The Credit Union Expansion Project did not include credit unions in Northern Ireland as the aim of the project was to drive up membership of GB credit unions from a very low base. Across GB less than 1% of the population were members of a credit union at the outset of the project. The situation in Northern Ireland is different with over 26% of the population being members of credit unions. The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion met with representatives of Northern Ireland credit unions on the 20 July 2018 in Belfast.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/02/2019 17:45:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell