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1027175

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date	17/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation made by the British Red Cross in its report Still an ordeal: the move-on period for new refugees, published on 6 December, that the time given to refugees before they become ineligible for asylum support following the granting of refugee status should be extended to 56 days
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL12357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Home Office officials have met the authors of the report. We are considering the recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/12/2018 14:19:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1027176

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 29 June (HL8775), when they will publish the findings of their monitoring of the supported handover process for refugees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL12358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>This was an internal evaluation and therefore we do not plan to formally publish the findings.</p><p>However, we intend to write to the Work and Pensions Select Committee in the New Year detailing our findings and our response to the Committee will, as is usually the case, be placed in the public domain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/12/2018 12:26:01 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1027178

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the effectiveness and accessibility of the Universal Credit advance payment service for newly recognised refugees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL12360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2019 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment for newly recognised refugees. Provided the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit is met, we will always offer an advance payment to a refugee when making a new claim. DWP staff have access to information on a range of services and support available in their local area for vulnerable claimants including refugees. This includes Universal Support which provides help with using online services and budgeting advice. We also have access to a range of translation services to assist should the claimant need support to overcome any language barriers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/01/2019 17:00:19 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1027180

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the FP10 prescription exemption form will be updated to include an exemption box for Universal Credit claimants entitled to free prescriptions; and what guidance they have provided to Universal Credit claimants claiming free prescriptions before the updated form becoming available.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL12362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to update the FP10 prescription form, to include a new exemption tick box for use by Universal Credit claimants, at the earliest opportunity. In advance of this update Universal Credit claimants who meet the criteria for free National Health Service prescriptions, should tick box ‘K’ for income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2018 12:28:10 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett