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1546830

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Universal Credit in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Information on UC expenditure breakdowns at Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency level prior to 2019/20 are not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2022 14:14:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546581

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the announcement in the Autumn Statement 2022 of a further extension of in-work conditionality, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the DWP Universal Credit In-Work Progression Randomised Control Trials that (a) the use of sanctions did not appear to positively impact on motivation to progress, (b) there was no evidence of different outcomes, hours worked or earnings between those who reported being sanctioned and those that did not and (c) there was evidence that sanctioning impacted negatively on the relationship between claimants and Work Coaches.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	98876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment; however the trial evidence did show that sanctions were proven to be an effective tool at driving compliance and engagement with the in-work offer. It also found that the mandatory regime, with sanctions as a last resort for non-compliance, did lead to claimants increasing their earnings on average compared to Minimal Support Group.</p><p> </p><p>A sanction acts not only through its imposition on a claimant but importantly also through its effect as a deterrent. Whilst we were unable to assess this<em>,</em> it showed that a mandatory regime that combined regular contact with JCP that allowed Work Coaches to understand the barriers faced by claimants and to tailor support accordingly could be effective at helping claimants progress in work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2022 16:18:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 39312 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1545912

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of Universal Credit (a) are economically inactive as of 28 November 2022 and (b) were subject to monthly deductions in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Richard Foord
uin	97680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people on Universal Credit, broken down by conditionality group, are published every month on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, with the latest statistics currently available to 13 October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>If needed, you can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required from Stat-Xplore.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2022 16:22:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1546099

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to extend deadline for people to transition from (a) tax credits, (b) Housing Benefit and (c) other legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	97760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the three-month time limit that has been agreed.</p><p> </p><p>The Migration Notice informs the claimant to contact the department if they are unable to make their claim within the 3-month window; an extension may be agreed in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2022 12:02:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1545660

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Departmental staff will be among the 600,000 workers subject to the Intensive Work Search regime.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	96547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Requirements to meet with a work coach will start from September 2023. We are currently developing our approach, including how and when impacted claimants will be contacted and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/12/2022 18:12:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1544839

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Universal 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 he has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants whose cases require a manual calculation each month.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	94787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The number of claimants who require a manual calculation of Universal Credit per month is approximately 0.48%.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2022 17:17:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1544842

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to update the Universal Credit computer system to automatically award National Insurance credits to claimants and to allow online predictions of State pension entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	94790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The UC system will gradually start broadcasting to the National Insurance system next month. This will be done automatically via an interface with HMRC systems. Since the cessation of manual record update in 2019 we have been developing, testing and refining the process of automation.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/12/2022 17:45:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1543605

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate Universal Credit work allowances for the 2023-24 financial year in line with consumer price index inflation from September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	90814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Subject to Parliamentary approval, Universal Credit Work Allowances will increase by September’s CPI figure of 10.1%. The current rates of £344 and £573 will increase to £379 and £631 respectively from 10 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/11/2022 16:14:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1538885

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the process of explicit consent used in Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	77269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department keeps the process under review.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/11/2022 12:58:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1538886

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
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 take steps to implement the recommendations of the Social Security Advisory Committee in its report of 26 May 2022 on improving the transparency and external oversight of the managed migration phase of Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	77270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government response to SSAC’s recommendations was published, on 4<sup>th</sup> July 2022, when the regulations were laid in parliament. The Department thanked the committee and noted all their recommendations. The letter reassured the committee that we have comprehensive governance and external engagement arrangements in place.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/11/2022 17:01:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck