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This Government's long term economic plan has kept interest rates at record lows for hardworking people across the country.<\/p>
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Many lenders impose affordability stress tests on their mortgage lending decisions to ensure that the mortgage will remain affordable should interest rates rise. The Financial Conduct Authority's Mortgage Market Review rules, which came into force in April this year will require all mortgage lenders to conduct such a stress test.<\/p>
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Although UKAR does not engage in new lending, UKAR runs a range of modelling scenarios to understand the potential effects of interest rate rises on customers. This work helps UKAR to identify customers who may be susceptible to higher interest rates and to engage with such customers at an early stage.<\/p>
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UKAR assists all customers who wish to switch mortgage providers.<\/p>
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NRAM and Bradford and Bingley are managed by UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR) which was established in 2010 to manage the disposal and rundown of outstanding assets at Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock Asset Management in an integrated way, with a view to creating value for the taxpayer. UKAR is managed at arm's length from Government, on commercial principles.<\/p>
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It is therefore not for the Chancellor to discuss detailed commercial matters with UKAR.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Northamptonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "182196"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with UKAR regarding the potential effect on customers of a rise in interest rates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4011", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Cathy Jamieson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kilmarnock and Loudoun"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Cathy Jamieson"} ], "uin" : "182195"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/31322", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/31322/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This Government's long term economic plan has kept interest rates at record lows for hardworking people across the country.<\/p>
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Many lenders impose affordability stress tests on their mortgage lending decisions to ensure that the mortgage will remain affordable should interest rates rise. The Financial Conduct Authority's Mortgage Market Review rules, which came into force in April this year will require all mortgage lenders to conduct such a stress test.<\/p>
<\/p>
Although UKAR does not engage in new lending, UKAR runs a range of modelling scenarios to understand the potential effects of interest rate rises on customers. This work helps UKAR to identify customers who may be susceptible to higher interest rates and to engage with such customers at an early stage.<\/p>
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UKAR assists all customers who wish to switch mortgage providers.<\/p>
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NRAM and Bradford and Bingley are managed by UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR) which was established in 2010 to manage the disposal and rundown of outstanding assets at Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock Asset Management in an integrated way, with a view to creating value for the taxpayer. UKAR is managed at arm's length from Government, on commercial principles.<\/p>
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It is therefore not for the Chancellor to discuss detailed commercial matters with UKAR.<\/p>
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HMRC are not able to provide the information in the manner requested. HMRC do not record the nationality of the claimant receiving Child Benefit for children living in another member state.<\/p>
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Published Child Benefit statistics provide annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming. The latest available (August 2012) show that there were 7.92 million families, responsible for 13.77 million children and qualifying young people receiving Child Benefit.<\/p>
The main purpose of Child Benefit is to support families in the UK. Consequently, the rules generally do not provide for them to be paid in respect of children who live abroad.<\/p>
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Nevertheless, Child Benefit is a family benefit under EC Regulation 883/2004. This regulation protects the social security rights of nationals of all member states of the European economic area, including the UK, and Switzerland when they exercise their rights of free movement under EU law.<\/p>
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HMRC holds information on the number of Child Benefit awards under EC Regulation 883/2004. As at 31 December 2013, there were 20,400 ongoing Child Benefit awards under the EC Regulation in respect of 34.268 children living in another member state.<\/p>
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This is a fall of 3,682 (15.3%) awards in respect of 5,903 (14.7%) fewer children since 31 December 2012.<\/p>
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The breakdown by member state is as follows:<\/p>
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*We have withheld the number where it is fewer than 5, as there is risk that the information could be attributed to an identifiable person, which would prejudice their right to privacy and would therefore be a breach of Principle 1 of the Data Protection Act.<\/p>
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Child Benefit<\/p>
Country of residence of children<\/p><\/td> | Number of awards<\/p><\/td> | Number of children<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> |
Austria<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Belgium<\/p><\/td> | 75<\/p><\/td> | 140<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Bulgaria<\/p><\/td> | 186<\/p><\/td> | 245<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Croatia<\/p><\/td> | *5<\/p><\/td> | *5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Cyprus<\/p><\/td> | 39<\/p><\/td> | 61<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Czech Republic<\/p><\/td> | 124<\/p><\/td> | 203<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Denmark<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Estonia<\/p><\/td> | 45<\/p><\/td> | 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Finland<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
France<\/p><\/td> | 789<\/p><\/td> | 1429<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Germany<\/p><\/td> | 283<\/p><\/td> | 495<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Greece<\/p><\/td> | 44<\/p><\/td> | 69<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Hungary<\/p><\/td> | 136<\/p><\/td> | 196<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Iceland<\/p><\/td> | *5<\/p><\/td> | *5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Italy<\/p><\/td> | 156<\/p><\/td> | 273<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Latvia<\/p><\/td> | 797<\/p><\/td> | 1091<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Liechtenstein<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Lithuania<\/p><\/td> | 1215<\/p><\/td> | 1712<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Luxembourg<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Malta<\/p><\/td> | 15<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Norway<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td> | 61<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Poland<\/p><\/td> | 13174<\/p><\/td> | 22093<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Portugal<\/p><\/td> | 202<\/p><\/td> | 309<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Republic of Ireland<\/p><\/td> | 1231<\/p><\/td> | 2505<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Romania<\/p><\/td> | 230<\/p><\/td> | 392<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Slovakia<\/p><\/td> | 692<\/p><\/td> | 1232<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Slovenia<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Spain<\/p><\/td> | 600<\/p><\/td> | 1019<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Sweden<\/p><\/td> | 49<\/p><\/td> | 95<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Switzerland<\/p><\/td> | 77<\/p><\/td> | 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
The Netherlands<\/p><\/td> | 142<\/p><\/td> | 288<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> |
Totals<\/p><\/td> | 20400<\/p><\/td> | 34268<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> As announced in the 2014 Budget, to prevent EEA migrants claiming benefits they are not entitled to, the Government will increase compliance checks to establish whether EEA migrants meet the entitlement conditions to receive Child Benefit<\/p> <\/p> Under domestic law, in order to claim Child Benefit EEA Migrants must be present in the UK, ordinarily resident and have a right to reside in the UK and their children must live in the UK.<\/p> <\/p> The recent changes to migrants' access to benefits announced by the Government sends a strong message that the UK benefit system is not open to abuse, as well as deterring those who may seek residence in the UK primarily to claim benefits.<\/p> Strengthening compliance checks will help prevent EEA migrants from claiming, and continuing to claim, benefits they are not entitled to. Checks will be applied to both new claims and existing awards.<\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4027", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Loughborough"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nicky Morgan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "183448"} , {"_value" : "184509"} , {"_value" : "191453"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK EEA nationals had dependants eligible to receive child benefit where the dependant is (a) in the UK and (b) outside the UK on 1 January 2014; and how much has been paid in such a fashion in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/338", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Keith Vaz"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Keith Vaz"} ], "uin" : "181673"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/28185", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/28185/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/p> The information requested in parts (a) and (b) of the question is set out in Tables 1 and 2 below for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12, which are the last three years for which this information was collected.<\/p> <\/p> |