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810714

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date	21/12/2017
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
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 21 December 2017 to Question 119929 on universal credit, when the automated system will be be operational.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	121059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>In order to roll out Universal Credit safely and securely, improvements are built into the Universal Credit IT system using a test and learn approach. We learn from our data and research before features are considered, approved and progressed. Implementing the automated system is important to us and will be prioritised in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/01/2018 15:54:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

810716

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Jobcentres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentre premises were closed in 2017, including centres that were merged with larger jobcentres or co-located in other government buildings.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	121061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Since the Written Ministerial Statement laid out in Parliament on 5 July 2017 confirming our plan to rationalise the DWP estate, the Department has closed 46 jobcentres up to and including 20 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The staff and services from 26 jobcentres have merged into nearby, larger Jobcentre offices, and there have been 20 co-locations with Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/01/2018 15:51:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

810717

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average distance a claimant travels to reach their nearest job centre for an appointment; and what the average distance is in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	121062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not collect information on the travel times and distances for individual claimants.</p><p> </p><p>When DWP looked at proposed jobcentre closures, there was a reasonable expectation that claimants can travel 3 miles or 20 minutes by public transport to a new jobcentre location from their existing jobcentre.</p><p> </p><p>There are large areas of the country where claimants have always travelled further than this.</p><p> </p><p>If claimants are experiencing any difficulties with accessing DWP services, they should discuss their issues with their work coach who will be happy to help overcome any issues affecting their claim or work search.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/01/2018 15:44:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen