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1718836

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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 make it his policy to amend Universal Credit regulations to take into account the 53-week rent year for 2024.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	26788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit payments are designed to mirror the world of work, with calendar monthly calculations and payments reflecting the way most working people are paid.</p><p> </p><p>As no calendar year contains 53 weeks, Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks.  The legitimacy of this approach was confirmed by the High Court having been tested via a judicial review.</p><p> </p><p>All of our policies are open to review and may be subject to change in the future; however, we have no plans at present to make changes to this policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:19:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1718871

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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 table 3 of his Department's publication entitled Completing the move to Universal Credit: Statistics related to the move of households claiming Tax Credits and DWP Benefits to Universal Credit: data to end of March 2024, published on 14 May 2024, if he will break down this data by (a) each nation, (b) each region and (c) each local authority area in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	26713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is published in table 6 of the Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024,Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/05/2024 11:28:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1718872

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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 publication Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024, published on 14 May 2024, if he will make an assessment of the reasons why over 180,000 Tax Credits claimants that have been sent a migration notice did not make a Universal Credit claim within the required timeframe.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	26714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>In February 2024, we published insight into tax credit claim rates, including reasons for not claiming, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/05/2024 11:31:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1717436

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the percentage of people who moved to Universal Credit under the 'Move to UC' policy have been awarded 'transitional protection' (1) between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, and (2) between 1 to 30 April 2024.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show for households sent a migration notice between April 2023 and end of March 2024, and who went on to claim Universal Credit, 60% were awarded transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant information can be found in ‘table 9a’ published here<strong>: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/move-to-universal-credit-statistics-july-2022-to-march-2024" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for April 2024 will be published as part of the next Move to Universal Credit statistics release.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/05/2024 12:06:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1716833

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 902040 on Universal Credit, when he will publish constituency level data setting out how many Universal Credit Migration Notice letters he plans to send.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	25513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes regular Move to Universal Credit statistics, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/move-to-universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The next release, on Tuesday 14 May 2024, will include statistics, including Migration Notices sent, by Parliamentary Constituency level. Forecasts at constituency level are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 10:56:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1716886

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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 make it his policy to collect data on the reasons people do not claim Universal Credit when required to do so by the managed migration process.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	25516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>A survey commenced in April this year where we contacted people who have not claimed Universal Credit following receipt of the migration notice. Findings from this survey will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We published research on Tax Credit only claimants on 29 February 2024 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/05/2024 13:48:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1716007

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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 additional funding is available to local authorities to provide services to assist people with Universal Credit claims where those services are not available through Citizens Advice.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	24946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Help to Claim (HtC) was developed and delivered from 2019, and continues to be delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland independently across England, Scotland, and Wales. A further £38m investment is planned for HtC for two years from April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>HtC provides tailored practical support to anyone who needs it and it enables individuals requiring additional support to make and maintain their UC claim, up until their first correct UC payment. HtC supports customers through telephony and digital channels (including webchat). Where somebody is unable to make a digital UC Claim they will support that person to make a UC Claim by telephone. Those individuals who are unable to access support via these channels will be signposted to their local jobcentre, where staff will identify the right support to meet their needs, face-to-face.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, HtC has supported nearly 900,000 people.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2024 14:56:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1715778

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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 households his Department plans to send migration notices to as part of the Move to Universal Credit in 2024-24 in (a) the UK, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	24759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to moving all legacy benefit customers to Universal Credit (UC). Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 19th April, we now plan to notify all remaining customers in scope of migrating to UC by the end of 2025.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:47:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715779

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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 criteria his Department is using to identify vulnerable people receiving legacy benefits during the managed migration process Move to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	24760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP provides a tailored service that recognises those with complex needs at any point throughout their journey and ensures appropriate support is quickly made available. There is a range of support available to individuals, including a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>DWP have developed and tested a new ‘enhanced support’ journey for ESA and Income Support customers who require more support to claim. This process is now in place for these customer groups and involves outbound telephony, system checks and home visits, dependent on individual support needs.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:43:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715781

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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 his Department is planning to provide extra staff to support legacy benefit claimants in 2024-25 as part of the Move to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	24762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>To support customers who are involved in Move to Universal Credit (UC) the Department has introduced a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:42:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood