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1464962

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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 tax credit recipients who have more than £16,000 in savings will lose all their support on being migrated to Universal Credit after the one year grace period, or whether they will be entitled to further transitional protection.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Tax Credit claimants will have any capital they hold above £16,000 disregard for up to 12 months once moved to Universal Credit as part of the managed migration process. This means that the normal rules for the treatment of capital, that would usually prevent them claiming UC, will not be applied during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Normal UC rules for capital will still be applied to the capital they hold between £6,001 and £16,000. If their capital falls to £16,000 or below during the 12 months, then the disregard is not re-applied, should their capital rise above £16,000 again.</p><p> </p><p>After 12 months, the disregard on tax credit claimants’ income that permits them to claim UC if their capital exceeds £16,000 will cease to apply and, like all claimants with capital over £16,000, they will not be entitled to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/05/2022 15:45:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1345809

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of paying childcare costs within universal credit in advance, to support parents who cannot afford to pay upfront charges; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	31284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>With Universal Credit, working families can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month, compared to 70% on the legacy benefits system regardless of the number of hours worked. This can be claimed up to a month before starting a job and for families with two children, this could be worth up to £13,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible claimants can get help from the Flexible Support Fund with initial up-front fees and costs as they move into work. Alternatively, help with upfront costs may also be available through Budgeting Advances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/07/2021 14:25:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1243537

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	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 5 October 2020 to Question 96745 on Universal Credit, what the timetable is for her Department to bring forward legislative proposals to address the issues raised by the Court of Appeal.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	103407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>I can confirm the Department’s timetable for laying legislation in response to the Court of Appeal judgment made on 22 June in the case of Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart, which concerned claimants who receive two calendar monthly payments of earnings in one Universal Credit assessment period.</p><p> </p><p>I am intending to make today and lay tomorrow, secondary legislation that will allow us to reallocate a payment of earnings reported via the Real Time Information service to a different Universal Credit assessment period, either because it was reported in the wrong assessment period or (in the case of calendar monthly paid employees) it is necessary to maintain a regular payment cycle. This will mean that claimants who are paid calendar monthly will therefore have one salary payment taken into account in each assessment period. It also means that certain claimants will also benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/10/2020 16:11:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1243539

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	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 5 October 2020 to Question 96745, whether the proposed legislation will be applied retrospectively to households whose Universal Credit was previously reduced by the unlawful approach to calculating their earned income.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	103408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal ruled that the way the Department calculated Universal Credit awards involving earnings in an assessment period was a correct application of the regulations, but that not considering the impact on the specific cases of those paid calendar monthly who are affected a ‘a non-banking day salary shift’ was irrational. The legislation we are making today and laying tomorrow, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>It will mean that in future for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings will be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings will be taken into account rather than two, and certain claimants will be able to benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/10/2020 16:10:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1238743

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	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 oral contribution of the Minister for Welfare Delivery on 25 June 2020 Official Report, column 1455, what progress she has made on implementing the Court of Appeal judgment of 22 June 2020 in the case of Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v. the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	96745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In its deliberations, the Court of Appeal recognised the complexity of the issue which the Department is working to resolve for claimants as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to bring forward legislation to address the issues raised by the Court of Appeal, so that in future for cases affected by this issue monthly earnings can be reallocated to another assessment period, which means that only one set of earnings should be taken into account rather than two.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/10/2020 17:04:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1223961

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	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 claims for financial redress have been made to her Department by people who claimed universal credit after lockdown restrictions came into effect and are worse off than on their previous benefits.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	72773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 72774 question first answered 16/07/2020 13:53:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1223963

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	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 payments of financial redress her Department has made since March 2019 to claimants who moved from legacy benefits to universal credit on her Department's advice and became worse off.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	72774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 72773 question first answered 16/07/2020 13:53:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1178579

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	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 universal credit claimants have had their payments reduced as a result of deductions for court fines in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are unable to provide figures for court fine deductions over the last five years as improvements to third party data reporting commenced in November 2018. Information which is available can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant’s need to meet their financial obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. It maintains our policy to enforce social obligations such as the payment of court fines, ensure Government debt is recovered and vitally to safeguard claimants from the potential impacts of not repaying priority debts, such as homelessness or loss of utilities. Since October 2019, Universal Credit deductions are a maximum of 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance down from 40% previously. The Budget 2020 also set out that the maximum level will be further reduced, so that standard deductions will not exceed 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of claimants with deductions for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with the maximum deduction for court fines (£108.35)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of those with deductions for court fines who have the maximum deduction (£108.35)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>0.84%</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>2.23%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td><td><p>3.49%</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td><td><p>4.51%</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>5.28%</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>5.57%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td><td><p>5.59%</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>114,000</p></td><td><p>5.22%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>4.82%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures rounded to the nearest 1,000</p><p>2. The increase in the proportion of claimants with deductions for fines is due to an improved manual process phased in between February and the end of March for courts to send through their court deductions.</p><p>3. Figures are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available</p><p>4. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p><p>5. Court fines are first taken at a 5% fixed rate, then again at the end of the priority order up to the maximum deductions limit, up to a maximum deduction of £108.35. Figures show the number of people having court fine deductions at £108.35 per month.</p><p>6. The decrease in proportion of claimants with deductions for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance.</p><p>7. The decrease in proportion of claimants with the maximum deduction for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 14943 question first answered 13/05/2020 13:35:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 8075 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1178580

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	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 universal credit claimants with deductions due to court fines have had the maximum deduction taken from their allowance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are unable to provide figures for court fine deductions over the last five years as improvements to third party data reporting commenced in November 2018. Information which is available can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s deductions policy strikes a fair balance between a claimant’s need to meet their financial obligations and their ability to ensure they can meet their day-to-day needs. It maintains our policy to enforce social obligations such as the payment of court fines, ensure Government debt is recovered and vitally to safeguard claimants from the potential impacts of not repaying priority debts, such as homelessness or loss of utilities. Since October 2019, Universal Credit deductions are a maximum of 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance down from 40% previously. The Budget 2020 also set out that the maximum level will be further reduced, so that standard deductions will not exceed 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of claimants with deductions for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claimants with the maximum deduction for court fines (£108.35)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of those with deductions for court fines who have the maximum deduction (£108.35)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>0.56%</p></td><td><p>Less than 500</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>0.84%</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>2.23%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td><td><p>3.49%</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td><td><p>4.51%</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>5.28%</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>5.57%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>117,000</p></td><td><p>5.59%</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>114,000</p></td><td><p>5.22%</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>4.82%</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures rounded to the nearest 1,000</p><p>2. The increase in the proportion of claimants with deductions for fines is due to an improved manual process phased in between February and the end of March for courts to send through their court deductions.</p><p>3. Figures are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available</p><p>4. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p><p>5. Court fines are first taken at a 5% fixed rate, then again at the end of the priority order up to the maximum deductions limit, up to a maximum deduction of £108.35. Figures show the number of people having court fine deductions at £108.35 per month.</p><p>6. The decrease in proportion of claimants with deductions for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance.</p><p>7. The decrease in proportion of claimants with the maximum deduction for fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 14942 question first answered 13/05/2020 13:35:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 8076 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1178581

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	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 29 January 2020 to Question 9581 on Universal Credit, to which legislative provisions that Answer refers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The rate of Universal Credit deductions for court fines is detailed in the Fines (Deduction from Income Support) Regulations 1992, Regulation 4(1B). This piece of legislation was amended to include Universal Credit and can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2182/regulation/4" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2182/regulation/4</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2020 14:30:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms