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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As set out in the government response to recommendation 13 of the Education Select Committee report on tackling disadvantage in the early years, published on 4 April 2019, we are clear that children\u2019s centres have an important role to play in achieving my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education\u2019s social mobility ambition, but it is right for local authorities to decide how to use them as part of the wider system of local services. The government response can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Correspondence/Government-response-to-committee-9th-report-tackling-disadvantage-in-the-early-years-CP-68.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Education/Correspondence/Government-response-to-committee-9th-report-tackling-disadvantage-in-the-early-years-CP-68.pdf<\/a>, the select committee report can be accessed here: <a href=\"https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmeduc/1006/1006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmeduc/1006/1006.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p>The government\u2019s role is to engage with the sector, find out what works and support local areas to make the right decisions for their communities, which is why we have commissioned the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) to examine research and practice evidence with the aim of developing tools to help local authorities make informed choices about their children\u2019s centre provision. The EIF project is part of the Department for Education\u2019s £8.5 million local government programme, which will inform the next steps, including considering any future consultation, on children\u2019s centres. Funding for the local government programme runs until March 2020, with evidence and learning emerging by its conclusion.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126906/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 May 2019 to Question <a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-04-30/249197/\" target=\"_blank\">249197<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Whilst there are no plans for a specific \u2018paediatric Workforce Implementation Plan\u2019, the NHS People Plan will include those working with children and young people. A final Plan will be published following the 2019 Spending Review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126934", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126934/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The latest available data shows there were 610,000 claimants who had not fully repaid a Universal Credit Advance which had been taken out prior to 5 November 2018. This equates to around 40% of the total claimants with a Universal Credit Advance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><ol><li>Data is a snapshot of information held on 15 May 2019 and has been rounded to the nearest ten thousand.<\/li><li>Many Universal Credit advances are taken out over a 12-month repayment period, so this snapshot of data includes cases where repayments are being made to the agreed timeline.<\/li><li>This data has been sourced from internal management information and due to the time available, has not been quality assured to the usual standards for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other similar data subsequently released by the Department.<\/li><\/ol>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May to Question 249845, what proportion of universal credit claimants who had not fully repaid their advance as of 5 May 2019 had taken out that advance prior to 5 November 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126936", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126936/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below shows the volumes of customers who have had an advance of their Universal Credit award on the system for a year or more as of 13 May 2019, broken down by age, gender and region. All figures are rounded to the nearest 500.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Prior to taking a new claim advance, the claimant agrees the number of monthly instalments in which they will repay it, up to a maximum of 12. For a number of reasons, their 12 monthly instalments may not necessarily run consecutively. Claimants do not incur a penalty if it takes them more than a calendar 12-month timescale to replay their advance.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>Age of Claimant<\/p><\/td><td><p>Female<\/p><\/td><td><p>Female<\/p><\/td><td><p>Male<\/p><\/td><td><p>Male<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>England &amp; Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>Scotland<\/p><\/td><td><p>England &amp; Wales<\/p><\/td><td><p>Scotland<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Under 20<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>20-29<\/p><\/td><td><p>35,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>100,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>30-39<\/p><\/td><td><p>24,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>43,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>76,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>40-49<\/p><\/td><td><p>15,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>24,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>45,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>50-59<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>31,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>60+<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>500<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>90,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>142,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>21,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Note:<\/p><p>This data has been sourced from internal management information and has not been quality assured to the usual standards for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other similar data subsequently released by the Department.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May to Question 249845, what information her Department holds on the demographics of universal credit claimants who have been unable to repay their advance within 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126940", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126940/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 May 2019 to Question 249847, what information her Department holds on the proportion of universal credit claimants who have (a) requested a reduction in their deduction and (b) received a reduction in their deduction.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>VAT is applied at the standard rate of 20% to all telephone service call charges.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department receives any money from the 15 pence service charge on calls to the non-emergency police hotline 101.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
      ], "uin" : "251216"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124349", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124349/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>33% of UC advances which were paid before 5th May 2018, have not been fully repaid as at 5th May 2019.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Advances are not loans; they are an interest free payment benefit advance, available to help people who need immediate financial support, which is then recovered over an agreed period. The Department has taken a number of steps to ensure that advances meet the needs of claimants and that the recovery arrangements are personalised and reasonable. From October 2021 we are increasing the recovery period for advances from 12 to 16 months, further supporting those in financial need.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Queries against the current repayment stock are only ever a snap shot in time and therefore the position at the end of each financial year cannot be recreated.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
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      , "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 15 April 2019 to Question 243330 on Universal Credit, what proportion of universal credit claimants are unable to pay back the benefit advances they have taken within 12 months of their receipt in each year for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124350/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The purpose of Universal Credit new claim advances is to provide those in financial need with fast access to a payment to see them through until their first Universal Credit payment is due. Introducing an assessment of claimant\u2019s other repayment commitments would delay this.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Affordability is managed by ensuring the recovery rate will not be more than the equivalent of 40% of their benefit unit\u2019s standard allowance. Help is available for those struggling to meet the recovery rate. In exceptional circumstances, recovery can be deferred for up to 3 months from the start of the recovery period.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Advances are not loans; they are an interest free payment benefit advance, available to help people who need immediate financial support, which is then recovered over an agreed period. The Department has taken a number of steps to ensure that advances meet the needs of claimants and that the recovery arrangements are personalised and reasonable. From October 2021 we are increasing the recovery period for advances from 12 to 16 months, further supporting those in financial need.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2019 to Question 243330 on Universal Credit, what assessment her Department makes of other repayment commitments that claimants may have alongside their obligation to repay a universal credit advance; and whether any such assessments affect the repayment period relating to such advances.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve McCabe"}
      ], "uin" : "249846"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124351", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124351/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. Universal Credit already has procedures and regulations in place to protect claimants from excessive deductions. The maximum rate of deductions cannot normally exceed 40% of the Universal Credit standard allowance, and from October 2019, this will be reduced to 30% of a claimant\u2019s standard allowance of their UC award. If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions being made they can contact the Department to request that a reduction in deductions be considered.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Universal Credit (UC) new claim 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. 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, and in the Autumn Budget 2018, we announced that from October 2021, the payback period for these advances will be extended further, up to 16 months.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Currently there are around 850,000 claimants that have a UC advance repayment in place. Of these claimants, the table below shows 440,000 also have at least one other debt relating to benefit overpayments, social fund loans or previous advances (figures rounded to nearest ten thousand). The data held by the Department does not include other third party debts, for example arrears, utility bills or other borrowing. However, research conducted by Almo\u2019s shows that while many people join UC with pre-existing arears, this fell by a third after 4 months on universal credit.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Debt Source/Combination<\/p><\/td><td><p>Volume<\/p><\/td><td><p>Percent<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Tax Credits only<\/p><\/td><td><p>120,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>27.31<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Social Fund only<\/p><\/td><td><p>80,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>18.29<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other Combinations inc Social Fund<\/p><\/td><td><p>62,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.04<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other Combinations<\/p><\/td><td><p>40,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>9.05<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>UC Overpayment only<\/p><\/td><td><p>22,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.94<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other Combinations inc UC<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.49<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other Combinations inc Leg OP &amp; SF<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.05<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Legacy Benefit overpayment only<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.04<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other Combinations inc Legacy<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.89<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>UC Recoverable Hardship Payment<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Legacy Benefit overpayment and Social Fund<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Housing Benefit only<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Tax Credits &amp; Housing Benefit<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.05<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Housing Benefit &amp; Social Fund<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.03<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: DWP internal statistics<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>1. Data has been sourced from DWP internal statistics.<\/p><p>2. The figures within the data table for those with more than two types of benefit debt have been combined and reported according to whether they have both a legacy benefit (LegOP) and a social fund (SF) debt, either of these singularly or another UC related debt.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of universal credit claimants that have debts in addition to a universal credit advance.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/298", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve McCabe"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124353/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The requested information is not centrally collected by the Department.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Money and Pension Service (MaPS) has replaced the three existing providers of government-sponsored financial guidance \u2013 the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise \u2013 which has brought together the provision of debt advice, money guidance and pension guidance for the first time, streamlining the services offered and reducing confusion for members of the public on who they should contact.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The new body delivers free and impartial financial guidance and a more streamlined service to members of the public providing easier access to the information and guidance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>From January to March 2019 around 9,300 individuals visited the <a href=\"https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/tools/money-manager\" target=\"_blank\">Money Manager tool<\/a> for Universal Credit claimants, hosted on the Money Advice Service website. Additionally, over the same period, The Money and Pension Service money guidance contact centre was contacted around 1,100 times regarding Universal Credit.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April to Question 243333, on Universal credit: private rented housing, what percentage of new claimants contact the Money and Pensions Service within three months of signing on to universal credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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