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1134485

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the changes in a claimant's circumstances that would result in natural migration from legacy benefits to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	268991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Currently people only move to Universal Credit because they have had a significant change in their circumstances which would previously have led them to make a new claim to a legacy benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Claimant circumstances within the legacy system are diverse and interact with a range of benefits in different ways. Eligibility for Universal Credit is dependent on individuals’ circumstances, the specific nature of the change and rules for access to legacy benefits.</p><p>Therefore, it is not possible to give a definitive list as each will depend on the individual circumstances of the claimants involved and the specific nature of the change.</p><p>However, some specific examples of changes which would cause a claimant to move on to Universal Credit are:</p><ul><li>A single Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant starts working for more than 16 hours per week;</li><li>A Housing Benefit claimant moves to new rented accommodation in a different local authority area;</li><li>An Income Support claimant wishes to claim support for their first child;</li><li>A Working Tax Credits claimant’s only employment ends and they wish to claim support because they have insufficient income (whether during or at the end of the WTC run-on period);</li><li>The child (or youngest child) of an Income Support claimant reaches the age of five (and the claimant does not belong to any other prescribed category for continuing to receive Income Support);</li><li>A Child Tax Credit claimant moves to new accommodation, and they need support with rent costs for the first time.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 11:45:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1134486

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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: Alyn and Deeside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unsuccessful claims for universal credit there were in Alyn and Deeside constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	268992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not available.</p><p>The Department supports claimants to make a successful claim to Universal Credit where they wish to do so. For example, those claimants who are unable to access or use our digital services, assistance to make and maintain their claim is available via the Freephone Universal Credit helpline. Face-to-face support is also available in Jobcentres. In exceptional circumstances, a home visit can be arranged to support a claimant in making and maintaining their claim.</p><p>From 1 April 2019 Citizens Advice (England and Wales) and Citizens Advice Scotland are delivering the new ‘Help to Claim’ support to claimants making a new Universal Credit (UC) claim or moving from a legacy benefit to UC because of a change of circumstances. The Citizens Advice Help to Claim offers tailored, practical support to help people make a UC claim up to receiving their first full correct payment on time. It is available online, through web-chat, through a Freephone number and face to face through local Citizens Advice services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 11:52:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1134487

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of unsuccessful claims for universal credit were as a result of (a) a claimant's lack of digital skills and (b) inadequate support for that claimant.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	268993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of unsuccessful claims to Universal Credit which were a result of (a) a claimant's lack of digital skills and (b) inadequate support for that claimant is not gathered by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Full Service Claimant Survey found that 98 per cent of claimants claimed online. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-full-service-claimant-survey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-full-service-claimant-survey</a></p><p> </p><p>For those claimants who are unable to access or use our digital services, there is assistance available to make and maintain their claim using the Freephone Universal Credit helpline. Face-to-face support is also available in all Jobcentres. In exceptional circumstances, a home visit can be arranged to support a claimant in making and maintaining their claim.</p><p> </p><p>Running alongside the national Jobcentre offer from 1 April 2019 is the Citizens Advice Help to Claim which support claimants in making a new Universal Credit claim or moving from a legacy benefit to Universal Credit because of a change of circumstances. Help to Claim offers tailored, practical support to help people make their claim up to receiving their first full correct payment on time. It is widely available online, through a Freephone number and face to face through local Citizens Advice services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 11:59:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1134488

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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
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 natural migrations to universal credit from legacy benefits were as a result of (a) a trigger for natural migration, (b) claimant error, (c) official error, (d) incorrect advice from staff or contractors and (e) inadequate advice from third party advisers.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	268994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Currently people only move to Universal Credit (UC) because they have had a significant change in their circumstances which would previously have led them to make a new claim to a legacy benefit. It has always been the case that in such circumstances, new claims would be assessed based upon their new circumstances and under the rules of the new benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Claimant circumstances within the legacy system are diverse and interact with a range of benefits in different ways. Eligibility for UC is dependent on individuals’ circumstances, the specific nature of the change and rules for access to legacy benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 12:05:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129653

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons maternity allowance and statutory maternity pay are classified differently under the universal credit rules.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a means tested system of support. Where claimants have income available to meet their everyday living costs, such as maternity allowance, it is right that their entitlement to UC is adjusted accordingly (as currently is the case with other DWP legacy means tested working age benefits).</p><p>Statutory maternity pay is paid by an employer and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work allowance and tapering within Universal Credit, as are other earnings.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 259895 question first answered 12/06/2019 13:51:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129654

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the deduction of maternity allowance from universal credit as unearned income on the (a) affordability for new mothers of (i) housing costs, (ii) nappies and (iii) and other baby essentials and (b) children of those mothers in respect of the principle set out in section 1(1) of the Children Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a means tested system of support. Where claimants have income available to meet their everyday living costs, such as maternity allowance, it is right that their entitlement to UC is adjusted accordingly (as currently is the case with other DWP legacy means tested working age benefits).</p><p>Statutory maternity pay is paid by an employer and is therefore a form of earnings subject to the work allowance and tapering within Universal Credit, as are other earnings.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 259894 question first answered 12/06/2019 13:51:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129655

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Flintshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in Flintshire who previously received disability living allowance care component at the (a) lower, (b) middle and (c) higher rate received no personal independence payment daily living component after being invited to apply for that payment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Table 1(a) below shows the level of Care component a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimant in the Flintshire Local Authority area received prior to them being reassessed onto Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and being awarded Nil Daily Living. This data is split by calendar year from the first PIP reassessment clearances in 2014 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018, the latest date for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>For additional context, Tables 1(b) and 1(c) show the level of DLA Care Component in the Flintshire Local Authority area received prior to being reassessed onto PIP and being awarded the Standard Daily Living component and the Enhanced Daily Living component respectively over the period 2014 – 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018. For reference, 2,760 claimants in Flintshire were given a PIP award on reassessment from DLA over this time period.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1(a): DLA Care Component Award for claimants who were awarded Nil PIP Daily Living<sup>1</sup> at reassessment from DLA to PIP</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DLA Care Award Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Middle</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>180</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>640</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><ol><li>Data includes PIP Reassessments that were awarded the PIP Daily Living component at the Nil rate – this includes claimants who were awarded PIP and thus were awarded either Standard or Enhanced mobility rate and those who were completely disallowed PIP and were awarded Nil Mobility.</li></ol><strong>Table 1(b) DLA Care Component Award for claimants who were awarded the standard level of the PIP Daily Living Component at reassessment from DLA to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DLA Care Award Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Middle</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p><strong>340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p><strong>470</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>300</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,050</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 1(c) DLA Care Component Award for claimants who were awarded the </strong> <strong>enhanced level of the PIP Daily Living Component at reassessment from DLA to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DLA Care Award Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p><strong>570</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Middle</strong></p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p><strong>460</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p><strong>340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>190</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>350</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,370</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol start="2"><li>2018 data to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> PIP ADS, DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data and Customer Information System data.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</li><li>This data also includes DLA claimants who were invited to claim PIP and those who chose to claim PIP once their DLA award had ended.</li><li>Figures are correct as at 31<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10. Components may not sum to the whole due to rounding.</li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/06/2019 13:21:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129656

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Pension 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 applications by mixed-age couples for Pension Credit have been rejected since 15 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>From 15 May 2019 both members of a couple need to have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit. However, mixed age couples who would be eligible for Pension Credit under the previous rules have up to 13 August to make a backdated claim. Couples not eligible for Pension Credit are advised that they may be eligible for Universal Credit and signposted accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>The specific Information regarding the number of unsuccessful claims to Pension Credit by mixed age couples since 15 May is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/06/2019 15:48:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129657

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Pension 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 people who are part of a mixed-age couple have been advised by CAPITA call centre staff not to make a claim for Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>G4S now provide the initial call service facility for Pension Credit. The contract with CAPITA ended in September 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Mixed age couples not eligible for Pension Credit are advised by call centre staff that they may be eligible for Universal Credit and signposted accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/06/2019 15:59:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1129658

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training her Department has provided to (a) her Department's and (b) CAPITA call centre staff on the rules for backdating pension credit claims for mixed-age couples.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	259899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>G4S now provide the initial call service facility for Pension Credit. The contract with CAPITA ended in September 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has provided a comprehensive package of training material regarding the mixed age couple policy change to Pension Credit claim processing agents and call centre staff, who provide the initial Pension Credit ‘triage’ function. The training material specifically includes guidance on handling backdated claims to Pension Credit for mixed age couples, including highlighting the deadline of 13 August to potential claimants for making a backdated claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/06/2019 16:07:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami