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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-24more like thismore than 2018-04-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how they reconcile figures from the Office for National Statistics, in its UK labour market: April 2018 bulletin, showing that the employment rate is “the highest since comparable records began in 1971”, with statistics published by the Trussell Trust showing increasing demand for the services provided by food banks over the last two years. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton remove filter
uin HL7238 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-02more like thismore than 2018-05-02
answer text <p>Work offers people the best opportunity to get out of poverty and to become self-reliant; adults in working families are around 4 times less likely to be in poverty than those in workless families. This is why we are undertaking the most ambitious reform to the welfare system in decades - so that it supports people to find and to stay in work. People use food banks for many and varied reasons and, while there are no official statistics on food bank usage, recent data from the Trussell Trust shows that the majority of users are out of work.</p><p>As a safeguard for people needing more support, we have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans. Universal Credit has introduced a further package of measures announced at the Autumn Budget 2017, such as making advances of up to 100 per cent of the indicative award available and increasing the repayment period to 12 months, removing the 7 waiting days, providing an additional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to support claimants when they transition to UC, and changing how claimants in temporary accommodation receive support for their housing costs.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-02T14:31:44.77Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-02T14:31:44.77Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-09more like thismore than 2017-10-09
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Employment remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers (1) employed on zero-hours contracts, and (2) working in other forms of insecure temporary employment; and what percentage those workers represent of the total workforce aged 18 to 65. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton remove filter
uin HL1730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-23more like thismore than 2017-10-23
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
grouped question UIN HL1731 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-23T15:37:08.4Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-23T15:37:08.4Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
attachment
1
file name PQHL1730, 1731 v.02 (1).pdf more like this
title UKSA response more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this