The Government has ensured that, through the election of Police and Crime Commissioners, communities, including those in rural areas, have a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that most matter to them. In addition, Regional Organised Crime Units in England and Wales provide capability to investigate serious and organised crime across police force boundaries and play an important leadership role in facilitating information sharing across agencies and departments about serious and organised crime.<\/p>
We are committed to providing all police forces in England and Wales with the resources they need to do their crucial work. In 2018/19, total police funding increased by over £460 million, including Council Tax precept and funding for national priorities. The proposed funding settlement for 2019/20 enables total policing funding to increase by up to £970 million, including Council Tax precept and funding for national priorities such as counter-terrorism. This is sufficient for the police to both manage financial pres-sures and invest in key capabilities such as recruiting more detectives<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-21T17:15:39.14Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Organised Crime: Rural Areas"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce organised acquisitive crime in rural areas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Birt"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Birt"} ], "uin" : "HL12535"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1036896", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1036896/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information requested for the percentage of Universal Credit claims not paid in full on time is in the table below and was taken from statistics we published on payment timeliness in November 2018.<\/p>
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-<\/p><\/td> | August 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Proportion of paid Universal Credit claims that were not paid in full on time (all claims)<\/strong>*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6 per cent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Proportion of paid Universal Credit claims that were not paid in full on time (new claims)<\/strong>*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 16 per cent<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *<\/strong> Universal Credit entitlement is calculated over monthly Assessment Periods. Claims which are paid on time will receive payment by the payment due date, which is 7 days after an Assessment Period ends.<\/p> <\/p> In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> We plan to publish updated official statistics on the number of Universal Credit claims that have been paid on time. This data is currently going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with the Official Statistics publication standard.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1036897/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Alternative Payment Arrangements for Universal Credit are only available at Household level and can be found in the tables below.<\/p> <\/p> UC households claiming Housing Entitlement split by those receiving Managed Payment to Landlord by Month<\/p> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> August 2018 (p)<\/p><\/td> Percentage of relevant claims<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of Households receiving Managed Payments to Landlords<\/p><\/td> 106,538<\/p><\/td> 18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total UC households claiming Housing Entitlement<\/p><\/td> 582,859<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> UC households in payment split by those receiving More Frequent Payments by Month<\/p> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> August 2018 (p)<\/p><\/td> Percentage of relevant claims<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of Households receiving More Frequent Payments<\/p><\/td> 8,235<\/p><\/td> 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total UC Households in payment<\/p><\/td> 850,172<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> UC Couple Households split by those receiving Split Payments by Month<\/p> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> August 2018 (p)<\/p><\/td> Percentage of relevant claims<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of Households receiving split payments<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> less than 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total UC Couple Households<\/p><\/td> 126,889<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions<\/p> <\/p> Universal Credit payments reflect, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period. Assessment periods allow for Universal Credit awards to be adjusted on a monthly basis, ensuring that if a claimant\u2019s income falls, they do not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit award.<\/p> <\/p> Some claimants receive earnings from work multiple times within an assessment period if they are paid via four-weekly, fortnightly, or weekly patterns. This in turn may reduce, or in some cases, nil the Universal Credit award the claimant receives that month. Claimants can always discuss the implications of this with their case managers and work coaches and can be referred to Personal Budgeting Support to help them manage their budgeting.<\/p> <\/p> If a claimant\u2019s Universal Credit claim is closed due to this, claimants can re-claim the following month via a more simplified process than for an initial claim. We have produced guidance to help ensure claimants, staff and representatives are aware of the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles, which is attached with this reply.<\/p> <\/p> The Government is working with employers to ensure that they use the most appropriate payment practices and comply with RTI guidelines in order to minimise the incidence of erroneous or late reporting by employers. HMRC have recently updated guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is working closely with HMRC and employers to do this.<\/p>"}
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