Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1718871

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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, with reference to table 3 of his Department's publication entitled Completing the move to Universal Credit: Statistics related to the move of households claiming Tax Credits and DWP Benefits to Universal Credit: data to end of March 2024, published on 14 May 2024, if he will break down this data by (a) each nation, (b) each region and (c) each local authority area in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	26713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is published in table 6 of the Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024,Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/05/2024 11:28:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1718872

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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, with reference to the publication Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024, published on 14 May 2024, if he will make an assessment of the reasons why over 180,000 Tax Credits claimants that have been sent a migration notice did not make a Universal Credit claim within the required timeframe.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	26714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>In February 2024, we published insight into tax credit claim rates, including reasons for not claiming, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/05/2024 11:31:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1716007

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, whether additional funding is available to local authorities to provide services to assist people with Universal Credit claims where those services are not available through Citizens Advice.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	24946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Help to Claim (HtC) was developed and delivered from 2019, and continues to be delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland independently across England, Scotland, and Wales. A further £38m investment is planned for HtC for two years from April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>HtC provides tailored practical support to anyone who needs it and it enables individuals requiring additional support to make and maintain their UC claim, up until their first correct UC payment. HtC supports customers through telephony and digital channels (including webchat). Where somebody is unable to make a digital UC Claim they will support that person to make a UC Claim by telephone. Those individuals who are unable to access support via these channels will be signposted to their local jobcentre, where staff will identify the right support to meet their needs, face-to-face.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, HtC has supported nearly 900,000 people.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2024 14:56:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1713008

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the minimum income floor for Universal Credit for (a) farmers and (b) other people whose income and expenditure varies during the year.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	23204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not intend to assess the potential merits of adjusting the Minimum Income Floor (MIF). Relaxing or removing the MIF risks trapping customers indefinitely in very low-earning self-employment and dependency on the welfare system - a situation that is unfair to the taxpayer, and unhelpful for customers and their families.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to ensure a smooth transition from the old legacy benefits to Universal Credit, as well as providing transitional protection when applicable.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/04/2024 11:29:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1701864

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the roll out of Universal Credit to Tax Credit claimants including those that are farmers.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	22399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) was legislated for in 2012. We continue to learn and iterate our approach as we progress our Move to UC activity and remain committed to ensuring that the transition to UC works as smoothly as possible for all individuals. Latest findings of the Move to UC process were published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>”</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/04/2024 15:49:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1700347

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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, how many alternative payment requests for Universal Credit were made in (a) January and (b) February 2024 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	21234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 21235 question first answered 17/04/2024 10:36:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1700348

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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, how many alternative payment arrangements for Universal Credit were granted in (a) January and (b) February 2024 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	21235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 21234 question first answered 17/04/2024 10:36:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1697953

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of active personnel on Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Serving armed forces personnel can claim Universal Credit in exactly the same way as any other citizen. Any entitlement will depend on a number of factors, including earnings and any other income; capital; constitution of household; and housing costs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 10:53:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696739

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the maximum benefit deduction rate for people on Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	18958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The primary aim of the deductions in Universal Credit is to protect claimants by providing a last resort repayment method for arrears of essential services.</p><p> </p><p>Making deductions from a claimant’s benefit is a cost effective and efficient mechanism to recover third party debt and benefit debt. Regulations protect claimants from excessive deductions. There are limits set for individual deduction items, there is also an overall deduction cap set at 25% of standard allowance, although where necessary to support the claimant, this can be exceeded for rent and fuel debts.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/03/2024 12:02:48 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1695327

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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, how many people received an advance payment of universal credit between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	18125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023, 880,000 Universal Credit (UC) households received at least one advance payment of UC and between 1 April 2023 and 30 November 2023, 610,000 UC households received at least one advance payment of UC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p>2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p><p>3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>4. This analysis includes New Claims, Change of Circumstances and Benefit Transfers as these are an advance of a Universal Credit payment. Budgeting Advances have been excluded since these are loans to help with emergency household costs and not an advance of Universal Credit payment.</p><p>5. Households with more than one advance payment in the stated time period have only been counted once.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 18126 question first answered 15/03/2024 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern