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1661056

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date	15/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Interviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2023 to Question 195180 on asylum applications, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications of (a) conducting shorter asylum interviews and (b) removing asylum interviews on the accuracy of decision making.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	199749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Once a claimant has been interviewed, asylum decision-makers carefully consider their protection needs by assessing all the evidence provided, in light of published country information guidance.</p><p>We have taken immediate action to speed up asylum processing whilst maintaining the integrity of the system. This includes simplifying guidance and streamlining processes. We have also introduced shorter, focussed interviews, making the interview process more efficient.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/09/2023 15:56:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1661057

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2023 to Question 195180 on Asylum: Applications, what recent progress her Department has made on establishing an online portal for (a) document exchange and (b) providing updates on the status of asylum claims.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	199750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>An early version of a portal has been tested.</p><p>The initial release focusses on the download element of document exchange, with future releases allowing for document upload. In time the portal will enable asylum seekers to access real time updates on their case.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/09/2023 14:44:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

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