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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the effect of the 5-week wait for the first payment of universal credit on (a) a claimant\u2019s level of (i) debt and (ii) rent arrears and (b) the finances of disabled claimants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127119/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Internal Management information shows that in April 2019, 280,000 payments of Universal Credit (UC) had a deduction applied to repay a non UC debt owed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and 340,000 payments of UC had a deduction applied to repay a Tax Credit debt (these figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000). Some payments of UC may have had a deduction for both a non UC debt and a Tax Credit debt. These claimants would appear in both totals, therefore the figures cannot be summed.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In line with the deductions policy in UC, for both types of debt, the deductions would not usually exceed the maximum amounts, which are set out legislation. Only in cases where last resort deductions are applied can these rates be exceeded. DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants who have deductions from their benefit to repay overpayments. If a claimant is struggling they can contact DWP\u2019s Debt Management to discuss lowering their repayment rate.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is also worth noting that it is not possible to provide this as a proportion at April 2019, as the latest UC caseload data is only available as of 14 February 19. However, for context, as of 14 February 19, 1.4m households received payments of UC.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>N.B. This data on deductions has been sourced from internal management information. It should therefore not be compared to any other similar data subsequently released by the DWP.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit payments have been subject to a deduction as a result of a claimant\u2019s historic debt to (a) her Department and (b) HM Treasury in the latest month for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126815/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DWP offer a Rapid Response Service (RRS). This is a redundancy service designed to give support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with the prospect of redundancy. It is coordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) and is managed by Jobcentre Plus. Each Jobcentre Plus district deploy resources according to the situation and the requirements of the workforce. This service is available to be deployed in Grimsby and surrounding area should Novartis require support from Jobcentre Plus. The RRS is delivered in partnership with a range of national and local partners, including National Careers Service and local service providers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The range of support available from Jobcentre Plus and partners may include:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Information advice and guidance.<\/li><li>Connecting people to jobs in the labour market.<\/li><li>Help with job search including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and<br> how to apply for them.<\/li><li>Help to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour<br> market).<\/li><li>Training to update skills, learn new ones and gain industry recognised<br> certification that will improve employability.<\/li><li>Help to overcome barriers to attending training or securing a job or <br> self-employment such as child care costs, necessary tools, work clothes, travel<br> costs etc.<\/li><li>On-site presentations to those affected.<\/li><li>Jobs Fairs and Job Clubs where appropriate.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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