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865129

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	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: Feltham and Heston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of people in Feltham and Heston constituency transferred onto universal credit who are in rent arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	132996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>In our published research available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481865/universal-credit-extended-gateway-evaluation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481865/universal-credit-extended-gateway-evaluation.pdf</a>, the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who were in arrears at the start of their claim fell by a third after four months. To note, the relevant section is Page 33, Table 3.5. This report is from 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, 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. This research can be accessed at <a href="http://www.almos.org.uk/include/getDoc.php?did=7944&amp;fid=9326" target="_blank">http://www.almos.org.uk/include/getDoc.php?did=7944&amp;fid=9326</a>. To note, the relevant section is page 10, section 3.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently carrying out further analysis of this issue with a number of housing providers, to investigate and understand the true level of rent arrears for their tenants, what is causing them and any impacts Universal Credit may be having. It will be published when completed.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/03/2018 15:19:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

864480

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	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 steps her Department is taking to help end child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	132963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to action that improves long-term outcomes for children and families by focusing on tackling the root causes of poverty and disadvantage. This is why we introduced statutory measures to drive action on parental worklessness and children’s educational attainment – the areas that can make the biggest difference.</p><p> </p><p><em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published in April 2017 set out the framework for a continued focus on improving outcomes for disadvantaged families and their children both now and in the future. This included an additional seven non-statutory national indicators to track progress over time.</p><p> </p><p>We are also undertaking the most ambitious reform to the welfare system in decades - so that it supports people to find and to stay in work. We believe that work offers families the best opportunity to get out of poverty and become self-reliant. Children living in households where all adults work are five times less likely to be in poverty than those in workless households.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2018 15:10:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

864477

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	BBC Children in Need Appeal and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings he has had with (a) NSPCC and (b) Children in Need in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	132960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>No meetings have taken place in the last 12 months between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the NSPCC and Children in Need .</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2018 14:54:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra