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1124250

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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: Wales
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 her Department has made of a potential link between the rollout of universal credit and use of foodbanks in (a) Wales and (b) Ogmore.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	249986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>There are many reasons people use foodbanks and agreement that growth in the use of foodbanks cannot be attributed solely to Universal Credit.</p><p>Under Universal Credit no claimant has to wait for their money: advances of up to 100 per cent of their award are available to all claimants from day one of their claim. Advances are paid back over a period of 12 months and in the Autumn Budget 2018, we announced that from October 2021, the payback period for these advances will be extended further, up to 16 months. This is just one of a number of measures the Department has put in place to support claimants, such as paying those claimants moving from Housing Benefit onto Universal Credit a two week ‘transitional housing payment’. We are also introducing a two-week run on for eligible claimants of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance from July 2020.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/05/2019 14:11:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1124252

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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: Wales
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 she has made of whether universal credit adequately covers the cost of living in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	249988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Successive Governments have made decisions about the rates of benefits taking account of the competing demands on public expenditure, mindful of the need to balance poverty alleviation whilst not damaging incentives to work, as all Governments since 1948 have striven to do.</p><p> </p><p>Benefits provide a safety net for people to spend on their individual needs.</p><p>Government does not prescribe these, but provides support depending on circumstances such as ability to work and need for childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The applicable amount for Universal Credit is based upon a personal allowance paid according to age and family status, which can be supplemented by flat-rate premiums for groups recognised as having additional needs, such as disabled people and carers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/05/2019 16:22:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1124253

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants received an underpayment of universal credit (a) as their first payment and (b) in further payments in (a) Ogmore and (b) Wales in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	249989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Our latest published data shows that consistently around 85% of new claimants are being paid in full and on time. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/05/2019 12:28:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1104721

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth, (b) the Vale of Glamorgan and (c) Wales who have (ii) had their housing benefit stopped without notice and (ii) are in rent arrears.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	236386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a duty to notify changes to a Housing Benefit award. Therefore, if a Housing Benefit claim ends because of a move to Universal Credit, the claimant is notified that the Housing Benefit claim has ended.</p><p> </p><p>However, we know that many tenants are arriving on Universal Credit with pre-existing rent arrears, that their arrears tended to increase prior to making a claim for Universal Credit, and that Universal Credit actually appears to be helping to clear arrears over time. According to latest figures (November 2018) only about 8% of social rented households were on Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2019 09:35:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

800662

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to determine which job centres in Wales would have their full transition to universal credit delayed as set out in the Universal Credit Transition to Full Service Guidance update issued on 23 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	117283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to pause or delay the rollout of Universal Credit. We have however, carefully revised the rollout plan to ensure we continue safely and gradually to rollout this important welfare reform, and this will mean a slight change in date for when Universal Credit Full Service will be rolled out in some jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/12/2017 12:30:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

709076

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when universal credit will be fully implemented in each local authority area in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The full details of when all Local Authorities and Jobcentres will roll out to Universal Credit is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/571711/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule-phase-4-to-6-2017-to-2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/03/2017 15:19:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

511666

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to universal credit on families in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	904367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>Universal Credit is transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families in this country.</p><p>This Government recognises that work is the best route out of poverty.</p><p>Our welfare reforms have resulted in record numbers of Welsh people going out to work – strengthening families through financial security and improving the life chances of children throughout Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 13/04/2016 14:10:50 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle