There is no set minimum level Universal Credit award for a claimant to retain. A claimant\u2019s award will reflect their individual circumstances, topping up any earnings or other income that they may have, so their Universal Credit might just constitute a small proportion of their total income. Deductions from the award are calculated in relation to the Universal Credit standard allowance and the maximum rate of deductions cannot normally exceed 40 per cent of the Universal Credit standard allowance. From October 2019 this will be reduced to 30 per cent.<\/p>
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The table below details the amount recovered from Universal Credit to repay non-Universal Credit overpayments in 2018-19. To provide a full picture we have included recovery of all benefit related debt including such things as non UC Advances and Tax Credit recoveries even though these are not strictly prescribed payments.<\/p>
<\/p>
Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount Recovered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Attendance Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Administrative Penalty<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £537,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bereavement Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carers Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,541,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Civil Penalties <\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,090,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Disability Living Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £281,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Disability Working Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Employment & Support Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £2,988,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Family Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Housing Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £11,198,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Incapacity Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £368,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Income Support<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £8,479,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Invalidity Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jobseeker's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,987,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Maternity Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £13,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non-Contributory Retirement Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> New State Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pension Credit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £11,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Personal Independence Payment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £64,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Retirement Pension: Contributory<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £2,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sickness Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Severe Disablement Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Social Fund Loan<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £27,014,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Social Fund Overpayment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £239,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non - Universal Credit short term advances<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,546,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tax Credit Overpayment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £94,722,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widow's Benefit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £70,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widowed Mother's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Less than £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widows Pension<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Widowed Parent's Allowance<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Christmas Bonus<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £1,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £3,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The Department works hard to prevent potential benefit overpayments from occurring. Internal and external data matches are increasingly helping inform benefit payments and alerting staff to check for any undeclared changes in people\u2019s circumstances in real time.<\/p> *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 thousand.<\/em><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 264329, of the 0.749 million claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debts, how much debt has been repaid from each benefit in the Prescribed Social Security Benefits / Payments category.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133198", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of military veterans claiming universal credit that have been sanctioned.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133325/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " No assessment has been made of gender on a young person\u2019s level of engagement with school and employment.<\/p> <\/p> However, the Government is committed to providing targeted support for all young people so that everyone, no matter what their start in life, is given the very best chance.<\/p> <\/p> The Government has raised the participation age to ensure that all young people are supported to continue their education until at least age 18, and invested nearly £7 billion during academic year 2018/19, to ensure there is a place in education or training for every 16 to 19-year old.<\/p> <\/p> Local Authorities (LAs) have a statutory duty to identify and track the participation of 16 and 17 year olds, supporting those who are not participating to do so and making sure that there is sufficient, suitable education and training provision to meet their needs. The September Guarantee places a further duty on LAs to ensure that all year 11 pupils (and year 12 pupils on one year courses) receive an offer of a place in education/training for the following September. It aims to ensure that all young people, regardless of what they achieved in school, understand that there are opportunities that will help them to progress, and to ensure that they get the advice and support they need to find a suitable place.<\/p> <\/p> The latest data for the end of 2017 (provisional) shows that 86.8% of 16-18-year-old females are in Education and Training, compared to 85.1% of males. Source is the \u2018Participation in education, training and employment: 2017\u2019 published statistics.<\/p> <\/p> In January to March 2019 the number of young people aged 16-24 who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK was at a near record low (764,000) \u2013 down 364,000 since 2010. As part of this the number of women aged 16-24 who were NEET was at a near record low (383,000) \u2013 down 238,000 since 2010. The number of men aged 16-24 who were NEET was also near a record low \u2013 at 381,000 \u2013 down 126,000 since 2010.<\/p> <\/p> The latest figures from the independent ONS, show that in February-April 2019 UK employment rate is at a joint record high of 76.1% - and as part of this the female employment rate is at a record high (72.0%). The male employment rate was 80.3% - up 5.3% points since 2010.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Youth Voice Census Report 2019, published in June 2018, what assessment she has made of the effect of gender on a young person's level of engagement with school and employment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Farrelly"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133332", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133332/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Universal Credit new claim and benefit transfer advances provide access to a payment for those in financial need, which can be accessed on the same day, until their first UC payment is due, ensuring no one has to be left without means of financial support.<\/p> A budgeting advance is available for one-off unexpected financial events for Universal Credit claimants and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Claimants might be able to get help for things such as: emergency household costs, getting a job or staying in work or funeral costs.<\/p> Of the Universal Credit claims repaying an existing advance:<\/p> a) 8% of these claims received a budgeting advance which was the maximum amount available to them<\/p> b) 13% of these claims received a budgeting advance to be paid over the maximum time period allowed<\/p> c) Information regarding those budgeting advances repaid within the pre-agreed time period is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of universal credit with an existing advance that have successfully applied for a budgeting advance have (a) received the maximum available budgeting advance, (b) chosen to repay the budgeting advance over the maximum time period allowed and (c) repaid the budgeting advance within the pre-agreed time period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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], "uin" : "266642"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133343", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133343/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Claimants are advised from the onset advances of Universal Credit are not loans. They are Universal Credit awards paid early which is then recovered over an agreed period via deductions from their Universal Credit payment. Universal Credit New Claim Advances are recovered over a maximum of 12 months, this increases to 16 months in 2021. Exceptionally, the maximum period could be deferred by up to three months. Claimants can opt to repay the advance over a shorter period. For advances made after the payment due date, the full amount is recovered immediately from arrears payable.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 263677 on universal credit, what recovery methods her Department uses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133347", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133347/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Universal Credit new claim advances provide access to a payment for those in financial need, which can be accessed on the same day, until their first payment is due. Claimants can access up to 100% of the total expected monthly award, for which they can pay back over a period of up to 12 months. From October 2021, this maximum repayment period will be extended from 12 to 16 months.<\/p> <\/p> The Department ensures claimants are made aware of their maximum advance entitlement and informed that their Universal Credit award will be adjusted over the relevant recovery period to take into account the advance of benefit they received.<\/p> <\/p> There were 1,046,000 claims made to Universal Credit during January to December 2018 which went into payment. Of these claims, 598,000 (57%) received an advance by end of February 2019 and 449,000 (43%) did not receive an advance. Those who did not receive an advance will include instances of advance payments being refused. However, to identify and collate the total number of applications refused for (a) new claim and (b) benefit transfer in the last 12 months would incur disproportionate cost to the Department.<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p> The relevant guidance for decision makers can be found for (a) Universal Credit in the Advice for Decision Making (ADM) memo 09/19, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/800793/adm9-19.pdf<\/a>, and (b) other income-related benefits in the Decision Makers\u2019 Guide (DMG) memo 06/19, available online at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/800795/dmg6-19.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to her Department's decision-makers on the classification of EU nationals with indefinite leave to remain through the EU settled status scheme as habitually resident for the purposes of claiming (a) universal credit and (b) other means-tested benefits.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133371", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1133371/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " There is no set minimum level Universal Credit award for a claimant to retain. A claimant\u2019s award will reflect their individual circumstances, topping up any earnings or other income that they may have, so their Universal Credit might just constitute a small proportion of their total income. Deductions from the award are calculated in relation to the Universal Credit standard allowance and the maximum rate of deductions cannot normally exceed 40 per cent of the Universal Credit standard allowance. From October 2019 this will be reduced to 30 per cent.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a minimum level of income that a universal credit claimant must retain after a 40 per cent reduction to repay an advance has been applied.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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