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687137

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	Social Security Benefits
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 effect of changes in the level of inflation on working age benefit claimants in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	63631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government has introduced welfare reforms – such as those included in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 to increase work incentives and reduce welfare dependency. These reforms are working.</p><p> </p><p>We now have the lowest rate of unemployment in over a decade, and the lowest number of workless households since records began. Millions of people are taking home more of what they earn thanks to this Government’s actions to lower taxes and introduce the National Living Wage. This has helped give lower earners their fastest pay rise in 20 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 63632 question first answered 20/02/2017 15:47:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

687138

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	Social Security Benefits
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 effect of changes in the level of inflation on the value of social security benefits in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	63632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government has introduced welfare reforms – such as those included in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 to increase work incentives and reduce welfare dependency. These reforms are working.</p><p> </p><p>We now have the lowest rate of unemployment in over a decade, and the lowest number of workless households since records began. Millions of people are taking home more of what they earn thanks to this Government’s actions to lower taxes and introduce the National Living Wage. This has helped give lower earners their fastest pay rise in 20 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 63631 question first answered 20/02/2017 15:47:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

686244

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on low-income families.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	63487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>This Government is determined to get the best deal for the whole of the UK and are clear that the benefits of that deal should apply to all UK citizens. At every step of this negotiation we will seek to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people, including low income families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 13/02/2017 09:26:47 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

686256

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much will accrue to the Exchequer from the decision not to increase benefit payments for four years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	63491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Member for Banff and Buchan to the impact assessment of the benefit rate freeze that was published alongside the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 - <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/02/2017 10:52:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

672040

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the change in the value of child benefit in real terms over the next five years as a result of the freeze in the level of benefits and the projected increase in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	59743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has considered the impact on all benefits and tax credits rates that are included in the four year uprating freeze. The Government has published an impact assessment at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/01/2017 14:29:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

672201

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
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, what support and assistance the Government provides to families which experience reductions in their income as a result of the six-week waiting period for receipt of their first universal credit payment.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	59862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Advances of Universal Credit are available if claimants need financial support before they receive their first payment. Advances can be up to 50% of the household’s monthly entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are various forms of Alternative Payment Arrangement available. These are designed to address various aspects of financial difficulty, including a direct payment of housing costs to the landlord, more frequent than monthly payments and split payments within a household in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>At the initial meeting with a new claimant, the Department’s Work Coaches will assess the claimant’s financial situation and determine if there is a need for Personal Budgeting Support. If there is, the claimant can be referred to a range of free services including the Money Advice Service and locally provided support. The Work Coach can also consider whether the criteria for an Alternative Payment Arrangement are met.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/01/2017 16:08:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

658624

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
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 number of people aged under 21 who will be affected by the proposed removal of the housing benefit element of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	57619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Current estimates suggest that 10,000 people will be affected by the policy by 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/12/2016 11:12:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

658010

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated average annual cost to the public purse will be of removing the housing benefit element of universal credit from 18 to 21 year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	57413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Current estimates suggest that the removal of the housing costs element of universal credit from 18 to 21 year olds will save £95 million over the course of the current Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/12/2016 10:37:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

658011

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish legislative proposals on removing the housing benefit element of universal credit for 18 to 21 year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	57414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Details of the regulations will be published when they are laid in early 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/12/2016 10:42:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

658012

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on housing benefit for people aged under 21 in each local authority area in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	57415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The requested age breakdown of Housing Benefit expenditure is only available for financial years from 2011/12 onwards. The available information is in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/12/2016 11:06:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes attachment 1 file name 57415_Housing Benefit Expenditure.pdf title Housing Benefit Expenditure
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford