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1240940

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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, how long it takes a claimant to repay a full advance of universal credit on average.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	99633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The average amount of time it takes to repay an advance is 12 months.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 14:51:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240939

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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, how much is owed to her Department in total from people in receipt of advance payments of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	99632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Advances are available to support those in immediate financial need until their first Universal Credit payment is made. This means that claimants will receive 13 payments in 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>There were nearly 3 million additional claims to Universal Credit made in the period to July 2020 and nearly 2 million people who have received an advance.</p><p> </p><p>The total value of advances is currently £939,795,907.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 17:02:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240938

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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, how many people sought an advance payment of universal credit in each of the last 10 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	99631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Applications for a Universal Credit advance can be made in a number of ways: in person, by telephone and also online.</p><p> </p><p>The department published a set of supplementary management information on the number of Universal Credit Advances paid by the four advance types. This information is available here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on unsuccessful advance applications is not held.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 16:47:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240937

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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, how many people are currently in receipt of an advance payment of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	99630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Advances are available to support those in immediate financial need until their first Universal Credit payment is made.</p><p> </p><p>If an advance of benefit entitlement is taken, this means that a claimant can receive 13 payments over the course of a year instead of 12. As of October 2021 the period over which you have to repay an advance also doubles from 12 months to 24 months</p><p> </p><p>The department published a set of supplementary management information on the number of Universal Credit Advances paid by the four advance types. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/10/2020 14:21:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1240397

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on levels of (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty of turning advance loans into grants when an applicant qualifies for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	98978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Estimating the potential impact of individual policies on future levels of poverty is not possible as it would require making judgements about what will happen to every person’s income in the future and then also isolating potential changes in income due to the effect of specific policies on certain individuals. It is not possible to do this accurately as there is so much uncertainty involved in projecting incomes.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 98977 question first answered 08/10/2020 16:51:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1238852

	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, what information his Department holds on online security breaches and hacking of universal credit accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	96943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The security of the Universal Credit system is continuously monitored.</p><p /><p>For security reasons, we do not disclose what information about security monitoring including information relating to cyber-attack attempts.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2020 16:13:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1238851

	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, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of security for online universal credit journals.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	96942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department, like other government departments, is obliged to comply with legal, security and regulatory requirements, including published minimum government security standards. Universal Credit, including the journal function, complies with all relevant security standards.</p><p> </p><p>The security of the Universal Credit system is continuously monitored.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2020 16:06:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1238713

	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, what plans she has to provide additional funding to ensure the adequacy of the Universal Credit Transition Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	96908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The outbreak of COVID-19, which led to an unprecedented surge of over 3 million new Universal Credit claims, resulted in the Department refocusing its resources to deliver frontline activities. This meant we regrettably had to take the decision not to pursue the Universal Credit Transition Fund as had been planned in April 2020. This decision was reported to the Work and Pensions Select Committee in July of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Universal Credit Transition Fund was intended to assist partner organisations in providing extra help to the most vulnerable claimants, improving access to welfare and labour market opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the funding for the Flexible Support Fund by £150 million in Great Britain, including to increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service, which can be spent on delivering support to claimants in conjunction with local partners. The Department also continues to grant fund Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, worth up to £39 million, to deliver tailored, practical support to people making a Universal Credit claim up to their first full correct payment being received.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2020 16:12:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1239015

	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, what progress she has made on improving Universal Credit Support Delivered Locally and wider partnership support in support of vulnerable people, as outlined as a priority in the Universal Credit Programme Board paper 5 (UCPB180517).
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	96766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Universal Credit Support has been improved with the introduction of a strengthened offer which includes help with digital access and budgeting, and support with other activities, such as identity verification, to improve payment timeliness.</p><p> </p><p>With COVID-19 there has been an increase in demand for Help to Claim. The latest validated management information shows that Citizens Advice (England and Wales) and Citizens Advice Scotland have supported over 250,000 people through the Help to Claim period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. Over 8 in 10 people who received support rated Help to Claim as “easy” or “very easy” to use, and 9 in 10 people would recommend it. This is funded within the renewed 39m package for 20/21.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2020 17:10:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1239014

	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, what progress she has made on the new agent-led process for both personal and corporate appointees, as outlined as a priority in the Universal Credit Programme Board paper 5 (UCPB180517).
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	96765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The process to establish a new appointee or to validate an existing appointee for another benefit has been rolled out across all Jobcentres. The process determines whether an appointee is necessary and the best course of action. In making the decision, the Department must be satisfied that the claimant is not able to manage their own affairs because of a mental incapacity or severe physical disability.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/10/2020 16:53:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck