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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138074/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) Task Force, funded by the Government to support individuals and businesses directly affected by the closure of SSI in Redcar, has published 3 annual reports (the most recent in 2018) setting out progress with helping the people affected by the liquidation of SSI. Further details are at: <a href=\"https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/SSITaskForce<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Task Force has commissioned the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to analyse the outcomes of workers affected by the closure.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The DWP has been working to identify; quality assure; integrate and securely store and handle data on former SSI UK employees and workers in its supply chain to fulfil the commission of the Task Force. The department\u2019s analysis will innovatively combine data from the official receiver; local tracking data from collected by Job Centre Plus; DWP/HMRC administrative data; and published ONS data.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The analysis is currently being finalised and will be published in due course by the Department for Work and Pensions.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redundancy"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the publication of its final report on the effectiveness of programmes to protect former SSI steelworkers from long-term unemployment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138234", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138234/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Estimates of the number of people who are unemployed for sub-regional geographies in the UK are compiled by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is done using the Annual Population Survey (APS), a large household survey of people in the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) \u2013 along with the Department for Education; the Ministry of Defence; Public Health England; the Welsh Government; and the Scottish Government \u2013 contributes funding for the ONS to conduct the APS. The department\u2019s officials work with the ONS to offer advice on the design and delivery of the survey.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is not possible to produce robust estimates of the number of people who are long-term unemployed (12 months or more) for parliamentary constituency areas, due to the size of the survey sample at this level of geography.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is also not considered technically feasible to alter the APS to allow for the production of robust monthly estimates of the number long-term unemployed people at parliamentary constituency area.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The ONS are working on alternative approaches to producing labour market estimates, as part of the ONS\u2019s Census and Data Collection Transformation Programme. The outcome of this work may enable the requested data to be produced, however this programme is still in its research and development stage.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The DWP publishes, via its Stat Xplore website, official statistics on the duration people have claimed Universal Credit by parliamentary constituency area.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html\" target=\"_blank\">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Unemployment"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will (a) make representations to the Office for National Statistics on (a) compiling and (b) publishing monthly data on long-term unemployment in each parliamentary constituency; and (b) allocate funding for the compilation of those statistics.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136357", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136357/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Tax Credit overpayments were referred to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Debt Management from 2016/17.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The table shows Tax Credit recoveries for 2018/19 apportioned across the financial year in which the Tax Credit overpayment ended*.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Credit Overpayment<\/strong> <strong> Period End Date<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Recoveries by Value<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Unknown<\/p><\/td><td><p>Less than 0.05%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2003-04<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2004-05<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2005-06<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2006-07<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2007-08<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2008-09<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2009-10<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>7.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>9.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>26.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>18.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Universal Credit (UC) is expected to lead to savings across welfare as we are able to adjust benefit entitlement in line with changing circumstances in real time. Internal and external data matches are increasingly helping inform benefit payments and alerting staff to check for any undeclared changes in people\u2019s circumstances.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When recovering benefit overpayments, the DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants from any undue financial hardship.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>*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 DWP. All figures have been rounded to one decimal place. Due to this rounding, the figures will not sum 100%. <\/em><\/p>"}
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        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-08T16:50:19.537Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 264329 on universal credit, of the 749,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debits, how many of those tax credit overpayments were repaid by each year to which those overpayments were made to those claimants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "272126"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136380", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136380/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In 2014/15 there were fewer than 5 successful applications for the full waiving of a Universal Credit overpayment and fewer than 5 successful partial waiver applications for UC overpayments*.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department has an obligation to ensure that public funds are administered responsibly and to abide by the principles set out in Her Majesty\u2019s Treasury\u2019s guidance on Managing Public Money (which can be found on gov.uk). Waivers are only granted in limited circumstances including where the recovery of an overpayment is causing substantial financial and/or medical hardship and clear supporting evidence of this is provided.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are unable to provide a breakdown of how many applications were made by claimants or their representatives as this information is not stored.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>*The figures provided in this response have been sourced from internal management information and were not intended for public release. They should therefore not be compared to any other figures subsequently released by the Department. We are not able to report exact figures that are lower than 5, therefore this have been listed as \u201cless than 5\u201d.<\/em><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-08T16:53:18.063Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit: Overpayments"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
      }
      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2019 to Question 257458 on Universal Credit: Overpayments, how many overpayments were waived in (a) full and (b) part as a result of applications made by (i) claimants and (ii) their representatives in 2014-15.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "272129"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136399", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136399/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>When people move from ESA to UC due to a change of circumstances (e.g. house move) not connected to their WCA, they will move into the equivalent conditionality group. Work search requirements are not imposed on people who have been found to have Limited Capability for Work or Limited Capability for Work and Work Related activity.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When people move from Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit (UC) due to being found \u2018fit for work\u2019 at their work capability assessment (WCA) their UC conditionality will be decided based on their individual and household circumstances.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are a range of circumstances on UC where work-related requirements must be switched off temporarily because people are experiencing difficult personal circumstances and our work coaches do have the discretion to reduce or suspend job seeking conditions on their Claimant Commitment. Even for people who have been found fit for work, work coaches may still agree to tailor the number of hours, type, and location of work, to take account of the person\u2019s health condition. Work coaches receive training on how to adjust conditionality to reflect a person\u2019s individual circumstances.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>People who are full time carers or have caring responsibility for a child under 1 will not be asked to complete any work related requirements when they move to UC in recognition of their current situation.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-08T17:00:22.893Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether welfare advisers have the discretion not to impose job seeking conditions on a claimant in their (a) customer agreement and (b) claimant commitment when that claimant is no longer entitled to employment and support allowance and is advised to claim universal credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "272130"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135484", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135484/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below provides information on why the specified claimants were not repaying their debts.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Zero balance**<\/p><\/td><td><p>92,776<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Business as usual/head of work (Includes future instalment confirmation)<\/p><\/td><td><p>48,196<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Awaiting Financial Reconciliation<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,452<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>In progress \u2013 Awaiting further information (e.g. customer correspondence/contact)<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,214<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Managed by external contractor (Debt collection agency)<\/p><\/td><td><p>618<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Awaiting appeal outcome<\/p><\/td><td><p>534<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Waiting for customer to call back<\/p><\/td><td><p>306<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><td><p>477<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><em>*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.<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>** The zero balance category is made up of debts that have been fully repaid, but are yet to be removed from the Debt Manager system. It is important to note that no further recovery action will be taken in these cases<\/em><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-15T15:06:25.28Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Security Benefits"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
      }
      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268401, what information she holds on the reasons why those 156,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debts are not repaying their debts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
      ], "uin" : "270705"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135342", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1135342/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is not available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our systems do not hold data on the recovery rates that were applied to debts that have either been fully repaid, or have been written off. It is therefore not possible to give a complete figure for the total number of successful, or unsuccessful applications for a reduction in an overpayment recovery rate.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department 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 the Department\u2019s Debt Management Team to discuss lowering their repayment rate. Any adjustment to the rate of repayment will be based on the individual circumstances of the claimant.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharma"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-02T14:31:57.663Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit: Overpayments"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2019 to Question 257458 on Universal Credit: Overpayments, how many successful applications there were for a reduction in an overpayment repayment rate in each year from 2013 to 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
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