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1128326

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:00:24
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:21:01 05/06/2019 08:24:01
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	identifier	257565
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 07:52:51
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants have disputed a recovery of tax credit overpayment using (a) form TC846 and (b) another means of raising a dispute in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257565
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257565
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>HMRC does not record data on the breakdown of the source of the receipt (TC846, paper, iform, other) so the information requested is not available.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 07:52:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1128329

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:00:31
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:21:08 05/06/2019 08:25:04
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	identifier	257568
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 07:53:21
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of disputes of tax credit overpayments have (a) been written off and not collected, (b) been reduced and (c) proceeded to collection in full in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257568
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257568
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>HMRC does not record data broken down to this level of detail so the information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 07:53:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1130991

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/06/2019
	date	10/06/2019
	date tabled	10/06/2019
	ddp created	10/06/2019 21:59:24
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	10/06/2019 22:08:56 13/06/2019 12:56:01
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	262439
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/06/2019 12:24:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people whose personal independence payment has (a) increased, (b) decreased, (c) reduced to zero and (d) stayed the same as a result of an appeal decision in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 262439
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	262439
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 13/06/2019 12:24:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1131127

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 13:24:25
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 13:25:06 11/06/2019 14:38:08
	hansard heading	Supermarkets: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	911256
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/06/2019 14:06:22
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the equity of employment contract terms and conditions in the supermarket sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 911256
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	911256
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to upgrading workers’ rights and protecting the most vulnerable workers. Our legal framework already ensures that employers should always treat their employees fairly, and our Good Work Plan will introduce the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation.</p><p> </p><p>In the retail sector specifically, the industry-led Retail Sector Council has identified employment as a priority workstream and this will be discussed at our next meeting on 20 June.</p> question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1132493

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:13:55
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	17/06/2019 19:20:56 20/06/2019 15:22:04
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Payment Methods
	house id	1
	identifier	265586
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/06/2019 14:50:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit received payments into a Post Office Card Account in each of the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265586
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265586
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department’s standard method of payment for pensions and benefits is into a bank, building society or credit union account. For claimants who cannot open one of these accounts, or provide the details for their own account to access their payment, the Department can offer two alternatives: The Post Office Card Account and HM Government Payment Exception Service, both of which guarantee access to their payment of pension and or benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been contacting claimants using Post Office Card Accounts since September 2015 offering information to claimants to move to standard payment methods.</p><p> </p><p>As a claimant may receive more than one payment of Universal Credit in each month, we have supplied the total volume of Universal Credit payments made into Post Office Card Accounts in each of the last 12 months in the table below. Increasing volumes of Universal Credit payments into these types of account reflect those naturally migrating from legacy benefits and taking their payment method with them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Payments Made</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>10,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>9,699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>10,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>10,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>10,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>12,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>12,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>12,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>13,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>14,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>14,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>15,724</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 20/06/2019 14:50:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1134522

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2019
	date	25/06/2019
	date tabled	25/06/2019
	ddp created	25/06/2019 16:58:13
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	25/06/2019 17:07:46 03/07/2019 16:06:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	269119
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/07/2019 15:34:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil penalties relating to failure to undertake tasks required for universal credit compliance have been issued in each of the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 269119
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	269119
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>A £50 Civil Penalty may be imposed by both Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Local Authorities where an individual incurs a recoverable overpayment as a result of failing to provide accurate information as part of their benefit claim or in connection with an award of benefit, and has not taken reasonable steps to correct the error.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volume of Civil Penalties applied to UC Overpayments in the last 12 months along with the value of recoveries in the last 12 months where a Civil Penalty was imposed on a UC debt. *</p><p> </p><p>Note that there is no correlation between the number applied and the value of recovery for the associated month. Civil Penalties issued in a 12-month period will not necessarily be recovered in that same 12-month period as debts will be repaid over different timeframes, in accordance with a debtor’s particular commitments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number applied to UC overpayment </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of </strong> <strong>Recovery </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>£8,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>£8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td><td><p>£5,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£3,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£1,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>When recovering overpayments, DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants from any undue financial hardship. Like the Department, private collection agencies will look to establish sustainable repayment arrangements.</p><p> </p><p><em>*The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. </em></p> question first answered 03/07/2019 15:34:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1134524

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2019
	date	25/06/2019
	date tabled	25/06/2019
	ddp created	25/06/2019 16:58:18
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	25/06/2019 17:07:51 03/07/2019 16:06:03
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	269120
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/07/2019 15:34:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue has been received from civil penalties relating to failure to undertake tasks required for universal credit compliance in each of the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 269120
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	269120
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>A £50 Civil Penalty may be imposed by both Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Local Authorities where an individual incurs a recoverable overpayment as a result of failing to provide accurate information as part of their benefit claim or in connection with an award of benefit, and has not taken reasonable steps to correct the error.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volume of Civil Penalties applied to UC Overpayments in the last 12 months along with the value of recoveries in the last 12 months where a Civil Penalty was imposed on a UC debt. *</p><p> </p><p>Note that there is no correlation between the number applied and the value of recovery for the associated month. Civil Penalties issued in a 12-month period will not necessarily be recovered in that same 12-month period as debts will be repaid over different timeframes, in accordance with a debtor’s particular commitments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number applied to UC overpayment </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of </strong> <strong>Recovery </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>£4,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>£8,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>£8,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Fewer than 5</p></td><td><p>£5,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£4,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>£3,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£1,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>When recovering overpayments, DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants from any undue financial hardship. Like the Department, private collection agencies will look to establish sustainable repayment arrangements.</p><p> </p><p><em>*The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. </em></p> question first answered 03/07/2019 15:34:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1134525

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2019
	date	25/06/2019
	date tabled	25/06/2019
	ddp created	25/06/2019 16:58:21
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	25/06/2019 17:07:53 01/07/2019 17:26:01
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	house id	1
	identifier	269121
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/07/2019 16:54:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil penalties have been passed to debt collection agencies by her Department in each of the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 269121
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	269121
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below details the total number of Civil Penalties which have been passed to Debt Collection Agencies in each of the last 12 months*.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Penalties</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8400</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>A £50 Civil Penalty may be imposed by both Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Local Authorities where an individual incurs a recoverable overpayment as a result of failing to provide accurate information as part of their benefit claim or in connection with an award of benefit, and has not taken reasonable steps to correct the error.</p><p> </p><p>When recovering overpayments, DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants from any undue financial hardship. Like the Department, private collection agencies will look to establish sustainable repayment arrangements.</p><p> </p><p><em>*The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. </em></p><p> </p> question first answered 01/07/2019 16:54:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1128341

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:00:59
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:21:46 10/06/2019 15:35:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Overpayments
	house id	1
	identifier	257575
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 15:03:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what percentage of universal credit claimants had funds deducted for a universal credit overpayment in the most recent month for which data is available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257575
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257575
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Internal Management information shows that in April 2019, 80,000 payments of Universal Credit (UC) had a deduction applied to repay a UC overpayment (this figure does not include UC Advances and has been rounded to the nearest 10,000).</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to show this figure as a percentage as the latest UC caseload data is only available as of 14<sup>th</sup> February 19. However, for context as of 14<sup>th</sup> February 19, 1.4m households received payments of UC.</p><p /><p>The Department ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants who have deductions from their benefit to repay overpayments. There are maximum rates of deduction that are set out in legislation, and if a claimant is struggling they can contact the Department’s Debt Management Team to discuss lowering their repayment rate.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 15:03:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	creator	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1128342

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:01:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:21:50 10/06/2019 11:55:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	257576
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 11:23:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2019 to Question 218205 on Universal Credit, which regulations referred to in that Answer protect claimants from excessive deductions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257576
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257576
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. Under Universal Credit there is a structured approach to deductions from benefit, which simplifies the current complex arrangements. Claimants can view their Universal credit statement online and easily understand both how their award is calculated and what debts are being repaid, supporting them to manage their financial obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the deductions policy in Universal Credit is to protect vulnerable claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services. The policy also enables social obligations to be enforced when other repayment methods have failed, or are not cost effective, and ensures that benefit debt is recovered in a cost effective manner.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations protect claimants from excessive deductions, which could lead to financial difficulty.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is made up of a standard allowance plus any additional elements that apply, for example a housing element or child element. The overall maximum amount that can be deducted for debt repayments from a claimant’s Universal Credit each month is an amount equal to 40 per cent of their Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Where requested deductions exceed the 40 per cent maximum, or there is insufficient Universal Credit in payment for all deductions to be made, a priority order is applied, which determines the order in which items should be deducted. ‘Last resort’ deductions, such as rent or fuel costs, are at the top of the priority order, ensuring that claimant welfare is prioritised, followed by social obligation deductions, such as fines and child maintenance, and finally benefit debt, such as Social Fund loans and benefit overpayments.</p><p> </p><p>There are two exceptions to the overall maximum deduction rate. The first is deductions for current consumption of gas, electricity and water, which do not count towards the overall maximum amount. The second is where a Conditionality Sanction or Fraud Penalty is being applied or an Advance is being recovered, ‘last resort deductions’ (that is arrears of rent, service charges, gas or electricity) continue to be taken, even if it means that more than 40 per cent is deducted. This is to protect vulnerable claimants from being made homeless or having their fuel disconnected.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(S.I, 2013/380) and specifically Regulation 60 and Schedule 6, paragraph 4 explains how claimants are protected from excessive deductions. These regulations are available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/380/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/380/contents/made</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/06/2019 11:23:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
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