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date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the number people earning the minimum wage who are living in poverty since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	49772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) ensure that the lowest paid workers are fairly rewarded for their valuable contribution to the economy. Since 2010, the minimum wage rates have increased faster than average wages and inflation, meaning more money for the lowest paid.</p><p> </p><p>This April, we increased the NLW to £8.72, meeting its target to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020, benefiting an estimated 2 million workers. A full-time worker on the NLW will be £930 better off, over the course of the year.</p><p> </p><p>As well as increasing the NLW, the Government has announced an unprecedented series of measures to support businesses and their employees to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. This includes over £6.5 billion of extra support through the welfare system. The Government is continuously monitoring the evolving economic and labour market situation to identify the most effective ways to help people stay in or close to work both now and in the future. Data on the number of people earning the minimum wage who are living in poverty since 1 March 2020 is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 02/06/2020 14:32:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1197708

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date	20/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many eviction notices have been issued in each week since March 1 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	49773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on the number of notices landlords issue to tenants indicating a desire to regain possession of their property.</p><p>Where a landlord serves a valid notice on Assured Shorthold Tenancy, the landlord can only lawfully regain possession by using the county court process unless the tenant chooses to vacate the property.</p><p>The Mortgage and Landlord Repossession Statistics record the number of claims for possession brought by landlords in the county court. The latest statistics (Figure 9) show the number of claims for possession issued on a weekly basis from the week commencing 3 February until the week commencing 23 March. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-january-to-march-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-january-to-march-2020</a>.</p><p>The Government, along with the courts service, has delivered unprecedented support to protect tenants from eviction during the Coronavirus emergency. Emergency legislation is now in place so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict their tenants for at least a three-month period. The Master of the Rolls, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, also suspended all ongoing and new housing possession cases for 90 days from 27 March 2020. As a result of these measures, no tenant in private or social accommodation needs to be concerned about the threat of eviction during this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2020 14:17:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1197709

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date	20/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of value of rent arrears outstanding in (a) Leeds, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	49774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect information on the value of rent arrears.</p><p>Emergency legislation is now in place so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict their tenants for at least a three-month period. The courts have also suspended housing possession proceedings. As a result of these measures, no tenant in private or social accommodation needs to be concerned about the threat of eviction during this time.</p><p>In addition, the Government has introduced an unprecedented financial support package to help renters continue to pay their living costs, including rent. This includes support for businesses to pay staff salaries, strengthening the welfare safety-net with a £7 billion boost to Universal Credit, and increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates so that they are set at the 30th percentile of market rents in each area.</p><p>For renters who require additional support, Discretionary Housing Payments are also available. As announced at the spending round for 2020/21, there is already £180 million in Discretionary Housing Payments for local authorities to distribute for supporting renters with housing costs in the private and social rented sectors.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/06/2020 14:18:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1197711

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date	20/05/2020
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for housing benefit were made in week since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	49775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of new claims processed for housing benefit is published quarterly and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing--2</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics were published in April 2020 and provide data to December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>New claims for Housing Benefit can only be made by people over pension age and working age people living in temporary or supported accommodation. Otherwise, if a working age person requires help with their housing costs they must claim Universal Credit.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/06/2020 13:25:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon