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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007890/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This is one of the areas of detailed design where we will be looking to work collaboratively with external organisations, which will allow DWP to develop the detailed design drawing on the collective experience, evidence and insight of organisations who also actively support our claimants.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to require people who request an extension to their deadline day as part of the process of managed migration on the grounds of ill health to provide medical evidence in support of that claim.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007135/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) use the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide estimates for the number of people employed on zero hours\u2019 contracts.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ONS figures for people in employment on zero hours\u2019 contracts broken down by age, do not go back to 2010 and are only currently available up to April-June 2018. Therefore no directly comparable figures to the youth unemployment statistics cited are available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The majority of young people are not employed on zero hours\u2019 contracts. In 2018 (Apr-Jun) there were 261,000 16-24 year olds on a zero hours\u2019 contracts \u2013 representing only 6.9% of employed 16-24 year olds.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This is down from 299,000 young people (7.8% of employed young people) in 2017 (Apr-Jun), but a slight increase from the first comparable data available, which shows in 2014 (Apr-Jun) there were 235,000 young people on a zero hours\u2019 contract (or 6.3% of employed young people).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Many people in full-time education are employed on zero hours\u2019 contracts, in part because of the flexibility they provide. 18.5% of all people in 2018 (Apr-Jun) on zero hours\u2019 contracts were in full-time education \u2013 compared to 2.3% of people not on a zero hours\u2019 contract.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ONS data shows that the majority of people on zero hours\u2019 contracts are happy with the hours provided by their zero hours\u2019 contract.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010, published on gov.uk on 16 October 2018, what proportion of recorded employment was under a zero-hours contract.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to publish its internal review of universal support.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Margaret Greenwood"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1005786/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Claimants who are 11 weeks (or less) before their due date and claimants who have substantial and regular caring responsibilities (35 hours or more per week) for a severely disabled person are not subject to any work-related requirements that could result in a new sanction.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Claimants who are more than 11 weeks before their baby is due, or who have less than 35 hours of caring responsibilities per week, will have their requirements tailored to their individual circumstances and what they can reasonably do.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove social security sanctions in circumstances where someone is (a) pregnant and (b) caring for a severely disabled person.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1005836/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been made for universal credit hardship payments in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to offer more hours to employees of her Department who are in receipt of universal credit; and how many employees of her Department in receipt of universal credit have secured such extra hours in order to comply with conditionality requirements.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4667", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Amesbury"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/982489/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are many complex factors which contribute to and affect the financial sustainability of landlords in this sector. 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.<\/p><p>Arrears are usually temporary and the majority of claimants do succeed in paying their rent, managing their monthly payments and clearing their arrears over time<\/p><p>We continually review and improve Universal Credit in response to feedback. In 2018, following Autumn Budget 2017, we have implemented a comprehensive and wide-ranging package of improvements worth £1.5 billion. These include making advances of up to 100% of the indicative award available (from the start of a claim) and increasing the repayment period to 12 months, removing the 7 waiting days, providing an additional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to support claimants when they transition to Universal Credit, and changing how claimants in temporary accommodation receive support for their housing costs.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on the financial sustainability of private sector landlords.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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