1 44 10 2019-04-11T12:55:18.513Z Colchester Will Quince false 2019-04-11 Biography information for Will Quince <p>The Department is currently working on the literature review and a release date is yet to be determined.</p> Work and Pensions Food Banks 29 2019-04-08 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2019 to Question 238363 on Food Banks, what her timescale is for publication of the final report. Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck South Shields Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck false House of Commons Work and Pensions 1 242147 Department for Work and Pensions 2020-01-17 1 2020-01-22T13:27:26.95Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-01-22 <p>Food security questions were included in the Family Resources Survey questionnaire from April 2019 onwards. Data are being collected throughout the current financial year. The extent of information published will be subject to the usual quality assurance processes, which are applied to both survey responses and DWP statistical publications. If the data on food security are sufficiently robust, publication would take place in the first quarter of 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> false 29 4754 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck South Shields Food Poverty: Surveys To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the inclusion of food insecurity questions in the Family Resources Survey; and what the timeframe is for publication of the results of that survey. Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Work and Pensions 2020-02-11 726 Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving in-work universal credit claimants the option to move their assessment period to reflect more closely the dates on which they receive their earnings. false Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck Universal Credit 1 South Shields 29 2020-02-17T17:03:25.117Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-02-17 <p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via RTI system.</p><p> </p><p>Employers should already record on HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Real Time Information (RTI) system the date a salary is scheduled to be paid, rather than the date it is paid, where it is earlier due to a weekend, bank holiday or at Christmas.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have updated their guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.</p><p>Universal Credit takes earnings into account in a way that is fair and transparent. The amount paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. This allows Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if claimant’s incomes falls, they do not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit award. Currently there are no plans to change assessment periods.</p><p>Claimants can discuss queries about how fluctuating income effects Universal Credit with their case managers and work coaches, who can also signpost to services appropriate to individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> 2020-02-24T11:43:00.783Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-02-24 <p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information (RTI) system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.</p><p> </p><p>Between February 2019 to January 2020 the Department completed over 23 million Universal Credit earnings calculations using RTI data. Of these, 107,463 were disputed and 20,418 were upheld.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> 29 South Shields Department for Work and Pensions Universal Credit Work and Pensions false 2020-02-11 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have successfully disputed the Real Time Information on which their awards have been based in the most recent 12 months for which data are available. 727 Work and Pensions 1 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck false 730 2020-02-11 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck Universal Credit Work and Pensions 2020-02-24T18:07:01.087Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-02-24 <p>Universal Credit is now the main system of working age welfare support across the country. It is available in every Jobcentre, with a caseload of 2.8 million claimants, growing every month, now able to access the additional support and flexibilities it offers.</p><p>Between December 2018 to November 2019, 1,996,000 claimants received an advance payment.</p><p>As the overall Universal Credit caseload grows, we expect the volume and value of advance payments to increase in correlation. This shows that claimants are being made aware of advances and are using it where they need this help.</p> South Shields Department for Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have received an advance payment in the most recent 12 months for which data is available. 1 Work and Pensions 29 2020-02-27T18:04:29.007Z PQ 20004 - Claim Closure (table).docx claim closure reasons and volumes Colchester Will Quince false 2020-02-27 <p>Information surrounding Universal Credit (UC) claim closure reasons and volumes for the last 24 months of available data are shown in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly assessment periods align to the way the majority of employees are paid and also allows UC 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 UC.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant’s earnings are sufficient enough in an assessment period to reach and/or exceed their nil earning threshold, their UC claim will be closed. Should the claimant then choose to reclaim, a claimant only has to update or confirm their information, rather than making a full new UC claim. This process allows claimants to return quickly and easily to UC by minimising the administrative burden on them.</p> 29 Work and Pensions South Shields 2020-02-24 Work and Pensions Universal Credit: Disqualification Department for Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been closed in each of the last 24 months for which data is available; and what the reasons were for the closure of those claims. 1 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck false 20004 20005 Work and Pensions Universal Credit: Disqualification South Shields 1 2020-02-27T10:03:06.777Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-02-27 <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p /> Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been (a) closed in error and (b) reopened in each of the last 24 months for which data is available. Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck 29 false 2020-02-24 Universal Credit Work and Pensions Work and Pensions 2020-02-25 Department for Work and Pensions 20496 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how much has been paid back to universal credit claimants as a result of Real Time Information disputes being upheld in the most recent 12 months for which data are available. false 2020-03-02T13:36:01.69Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-03-02 <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> South Shields Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck 29 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how many universal credit claimants successfully disputed the Real Time Information on which their awards were based (a) from February 2016 to January 2017, (b) from February 2017 to January 2018 and (c) from February 2018 to January 2019. 29 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck 2020-02-25 1 Universal Credit 2020-03-02T16:34:58.31Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-03-02 <p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information (RTI) system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to encourage accurate reporting dates. Please see the table below for the relevant data on the total successful RTI disputes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total RTI calculations</p></td><td><p>RTI calculation disputes</p></td><td><p>Percentage (%) of disputes to total calculations</p></td><td><p>Number of successful disputes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017 – January 2018</p></td><td><p>3,902,052</p></td><td><p>11,133</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>2,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018 – January 2019</p></td><td><p>13,566,745</p></td><td><p>61,246</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>11,636</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>The earliest available data is from July 2017.</li></ul> South Shields Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions false 20497 false 2020-03-09T17:12:07.113Z Colchester Will Quince false 2020-03-09 <p>The data requested is not available.</p> Universal Credit: Appeals Work and Pensions South Shields Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the time it takes to (a) process and (b) decide on disputes lodged by universal credit claimants regarding their real-time information calculations. 2020-03-04 29 25114 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck 1 Department for Work and Pensions 0