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1255004

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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 recent steps her Department has taken to improve the timeliness of initial payments for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Despite unprecedented strain on the system, payment timeliness remains high, with over 98% of all claims receiving their payment in full and on time for the assessment period covering 11 June to 9 July 2020 (last published data).</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/12/2020 17:45:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1255005

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that the monthly assessment period for universal credit takes into account a claimant’s fluctuating income.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Unlike the legacy benefit system, Universal Credit takes income and earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household for each monthly assessment period, including any income and/or earnings reported by the employer during that period.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly reporting allows Universal Credit to be adjusted on a monthly basis, which ensures that if a claimant's income falls, which results in a rise in their Universal Credit award, they will not have to wait several months to receive it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/12/2020 17:47:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1255007

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Employment: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low income households over time, including children and those in work, are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication available here:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819</a></p><p> </p><p>For children, this publication also shows trends in combined low income and material deprivation and combined severe low income and material deprivation</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics cover the period from 1994/5 to 2018/19. National statistics covering the year 2019/20 are due to be published in March 2021. Pre-pandemic, in 2018/19, there were 100,000 fewer children in absolute low income than in 2009/10.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 120137 question first answered 02/12/2020 14:26:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1255008

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low income households over time, including children and those in work, are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication available here:</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819</a></p><p> </p><p>For children, this publication also shows trends in combined low income and material deprivation and combined severe low income and material deprivation</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics cover the period from 1994/5 to 2018/19. National statistics covering the year 2019/20 are due to be published in March 2021. Pre-pandemic, in 2018/19, there were 100,000 fewer children in absolute low income than in 2009/10.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 120136 question first answered 02/12/2020 14:26:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1239366

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families are affected by the two-child limit on social security benefits in Newport West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	97721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In Newport West there were 160 families (or 9% of all households on Universal Credit with at least one child) affected by the policy in April 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Families affected means households on Universal Credit reporting a third or subsequent child on or after 6 April 2017 and not receiving a child element/amount.</p><p>2. This data is for households that had an open Universal Credit claim in April 2020, as included in this year’s Two Child Policy Publication.</p><p>3. Percentages rounded to nearest percent and number of families rounded to nearest 10</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/10/2020 12:12:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 51974 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1237669

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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: Newport West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit standard allowance payments, announced on 20 March 2020, in Newport West in each month since it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	95220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households with children with Universal Credit in payment, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 95000 95171 95186 question first answered 28/09/2020 12:17:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1222915

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the conclusions of the NAO report on Universal Credit: Getting to First Payment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	72260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department is considering the findings of the report in the normal way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/07/2020 16:33:42 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1217515

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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 her Department has made of recent trends in the average levels of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	64331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>Claimants may find themselves in debt for a variety of reasons, many of which can pre-date their claim to Universal Credit. The Department encourages people out of work, or on a low income, to consider whether claiming Universal Credit could provide them with additional support before issues, such as debt, spiral out of control. We promote Universal Credit through various external channels, including through the ‘Understanding Universal Credit’ website, to help people navigate the range of support available and provide information about how to apply.</p><p>Work Coaches are trained to gauge claimants’ financial needs from their first contact and can refer them to more specialist support for personal budgeting, money guidance and debt advice if required, including through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS). MaPS has a statutory responsibility to deliver free and impartial money and pensions guidance and debt advice to anyone that needs it. It is also required to have regard to the needs of people in vulnerable circumstances.</p><p>Our own analysis shows that Universal Credit in fact reduces debts such as rent arrears. Supporting research carried out by the National Federation of ALMOs, shows over three quarters of their tenants come onto Universal Credit with pre-existing rent arrears. It also shows that arrears tend to increase prior to making a claim for Universal Credit, and that Universal Credit actually appears to be helping to clear arrears over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/07/2020 13:49:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1201866

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase legacy benefits in line with recent increases in universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	57361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced a suite of measures that can be quickly and effectively operationalised to benefit those facing the most financial disruption during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 14:54:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1192360

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that the monthly assessment period for universal credit takes into account a claimant's fluctuating income.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	42181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Universal Credit replaced a highly complex system of multiple benefits with a single monthly payment and introduced a simple taper system to ensure that claimants were better off in work keeping more of what they earn compared to the Legacy system</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Universal Credit paid to claimants reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. Monthly assessment periods align to the way the majority of employees are paid and also allows Universal Credit to be adjusted each month. This means that if a claimant’s income falls, they will not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/05/2020 12:52:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones