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1660959

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date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2023 to Question 198769 on Universal Credit: Disqualification, how many children were living in households subject to a Universal Credit sanction in the lowest geographical level and in the most recent month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	199738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of children living in households subject to a Universal Credit sanction is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p>Claimants are only sanctioned if they fail to meet their agreed requirements or fail to take up or stay in employment without good reason.</p><p> </p><p>When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions, caring responsibilities or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/10/2023 16:47:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1660990

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long term strategic challenges; and how many officials work in roles focused on horizon scanning and long term priorities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>As Chair of the Departmental Board, the Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges. The Chair is responsible for ensuring the Board – comprising of the Ministerial Team, the Executive Team and senior non-executive members from outside of government – gives sufficient attention to horizon scanning for emerging issues, monitoring performance and overseeing the management of risks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department’s Outcome Delivery Plan sets out how we plan to deliver outcomes for customers in the short term – responding at pace to emerging risks – and the long term regardless of current events. The priorities set out in the Plan include maximising employment and in-work progression, improving people’s quality of life and delivering excellent services for citizens and taxpayers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Horizon scanning and upholding long-term priorities is a core aspect of all policymaking and planning undertaken across the Department. Therefore, specifying which officials work in roles focused on the short or long term is prohibitively complex and expensive, and it is not possible to answer this aspect of the question.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/09/2023 16:36:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660991

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities report entitled Inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland carried out by the Committee under article 6 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention, published in 2016, what steps his Department have taken to respond to that reports findings.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to improving the lives of disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Our latest response to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was submitted in 2022, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2022. This report and previous ones can be found here (Link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry</a> (opens in a new tab)).</p><p> </p><p>UK Government representatives will provide further information on the UK’s progress, as agreed by the Committee, at a hearing at the Committee’s session in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2023 11:16:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1661000

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget for the Flexible Support Fund was in financial year 2022-23, and what estimated expenditure on that fund is for financial years (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	199739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The budget for the Flexible Support Fund in 2022-23 was £54.7m.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated expenditure for the Flexible Support Fund across the remaining Spending Review period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2023-24 - £88.8m</p><p>2024-25 - £117.0m</p><p> </p><p>NB</p><ul><li>These figures include costs to support customers overcome barriers to employment such as training and childcare support.</li><li>These forecast figures are subject to revision and final costs will be subject to demand.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/10/2023 16:46:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1661058

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that Universal Credit is sufficient to cover average (a) food, (b) housing and (c) energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	199751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Benefit rates and the Local Housing Allowance are reviewed annually by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, State pensions and benefits, including Universal Credit, were up rated by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants in receipt of housing support living in the social rented sector have their eligible rent paid in full, unless the level of housing support is reduced because of their income or savings, contributions from non-dependants, or limited by the benefit cap or the removal of the spare room subsidy.</p><p> </p><p>For private renters, the Local Housing Allowance determines the maximum housing support for tenants. Local Housing Allowance rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas. However, in 2020 the Government spent almost £1 billion increasing Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents. This significant investment has been maintained, ensuring that everyone who benefited continues to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has announced support to households to help with higher bills worth £94 billion across 2022-23 and 2023-24, one of the largest household support packages in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/09/2023 09:09:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1661059

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Universal Credit for meeting average (a) food and (b) fuel costs.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	199752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>In April 2023, State pensions and benefits were up rated by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the adequacy of Universal Credit, the current rates of income-related benefits such as Universal Credit do not represent a minimum requirement, and are not described as such in legislation or Government literature. The Government specifies the rates which are applicable to different benefits, and these may vary according to claimants' circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has announced support to households to help with higher bills worth £94 billion across 2022-23 and 2023-24, one of the largest household support packages in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/09/2023 10:14:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley