To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available \u2013 telephone or in person at the Jobcentre \u2013 to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.<\/p>
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<\/p>
All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.<\/p>
<\/p>
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<\/p>
Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.<\/p>
<\/p>
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion<\/a> )<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the ability of claimants in North Staffordshire to access universal credit online.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174372/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available \u2013 telephone or in person at the Jobcentre \u2013 to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.<\/p> <\/p> (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion<\/a> )<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174373/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " To date, over 90% of Universal Credit claimants have made their claim online. Other methods will continue to be available \u2013 telephone or in person at the Jobcentre \u2013 to support claimants who require alternative arrangements to make a successful claim. All Jobcentres across the country have gone digital with computers and free Wi-Fi available for claimants to access the internet.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> All new Universal Credit claimants will receive an information pack and advice from their work coach to help them understand universal credit processes and payments, and the support available locally.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Beginning next month Universal Credit will begin to expand across Great Britain in a tranche based approach, mirroring the successful implementation methods that we used to safely and securely roll it out in the north west of England. For more details please see the link below.<\/p> <\/p> (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion<\/a> )<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> DWP Implementation Officers from Stoke/West Midlands recently met with their local authority counterparts to discuss Universal Credit roll-out in 2015/16 and the need to ensure that through local partnership working, support would be available for those single Job seekers who may need support to make and manage their claim. This discussion is in advance of the more detailed discussions around the detail in the Delivery Partnership Agreements.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Through local partnership working between DWP and local authorities, we are brokering funded Delivery Partnership Agreements to make available more support for those claimants who will need extra help to make and manage their Universal Credit claim on-line and their Universal Credit payment. This will help strengthen local partnership working between DWP, local authorities and their partners as we establish Personal Budgeting Support in all local communities through the expansion of universal credit from February 2015.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget he has allocated for promoting awareness of universal credit among claimants in North Staffordshire who will be required to make online applications.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to support people in North Staffordshire making claims for universal benefit under the new procedures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on incapacity benefits suffer from mental health conditions; and what proportion of those people have undergone treatment for their mental health condition in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174478/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Services (IAPT) are open access services treating people with depression and anxiety disorders in primary care. People on incapacity benefits who have depression or an anxiety disorder can access these services via either their GP or self-referral.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In England individuals who are referred are guaranteed an assessment to see if they could benefit from an IAPT treatment. It would be the patient\u2019s decision as to whether they took up that offer or not. If the patient is not suitable for treatment they will be signposted to a mental health service or other service that is better able to meet their needs.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Mental health services exist in Wales and Scotland but are a devolved matter and responsibility of the Scottish or Welsh Governments.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In addition, Access to Work can also offer help to people with mental health conditions such as with communication support at job interviews, disability awareness training for colleagues when a person starts work and Access to Work\u2019s Mental Health Support Service can offer support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will guarantee a place on an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies course for people on incapacity benefit suffering from poor mental health.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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