UIN 32479<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of shortages of sodium hypochlorite on the Health and Safety Executive\u2019s ability to maintain health and safety standards.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/p>
UC recipients in work now benefit from a reduction in the UC taper rate from 63% to 55%, and for those eligible customers an increase in the work allowance by £500 per year meaning that working households will be able to keep more of what they earn and strengthening incentives to move into and progress in work.<\/p>
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The National Living Wage has risen from £8.91 to £9.50 an hour from 1 April. That means a pay rise for millions of the country\u2019s lowest paid workers \u2013 worth an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage.<\/p>
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The Department is aware that for some UC claimants\u2019 childcare costs presents challenges to entering employment. To support parents to become financially resilient by moving into work and progressing in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month regardless of the number of hours they work, compared to 70% in Tax Credits. This is up to the maximum amount of £646.35 per month for one child and £1,108.04 per month for two or more children. For families with two children, this could be worth over £13,000 a year.<\/p>
<\/p>
This support is available to all lone parents and couples, regardless of the number of hours they work. For couples, both parents need to be in paid work to be eligible unless one of the allowable exceptions is met.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer in England and there are similar funded early learning offers in devolved nations. The Free Childcare offer provides 15 hours a week of free childcare in England for all 3- and 4-year old\u2019s and disadvantaged 2 year old\u2019s, doubling for working parents of 3 and 4 year old\u2019s to 30 hours a week.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UC childcare element can be used to top up a claimant\u2019s eligible free childcare hours if more hours are worked and childcare required. This offer means that for some claimants\u2019 childcare costs should not present any barriers to entering work.<\/p>
<\/p>
UC claimants who need help with upfront childcare costs to enter employment or significantly increase their working hours can apply for help from the Flexible Support Fund (FSF). This is a non-repayable payment that will pay their initial childcare costs directly to the provider up to the first salary received.<\/p>
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In order to achieve our long-term goals of driving up productivity and levelling up, we are supporting people in work to ensure they have the right skills and opportunities to progress out of low pay. Through providing right infrastructure we will support an ambitious and productive workforce suited to meet the UK\u2019s future demand.<\/p>
<\/p>
Through a staged rollout from April 2022 onwards, 2.1m low paid Universal Credit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher paid work. This will be provided by work coaches and focus on career progression advice, such as considering skills gaps, identifying training opportunities, or looking for opportunities for the claimant to progress in their current role or in a new role. Jobcentres will be supported in this new role by a network of 37 Progression Champions across Great Britain who will spearhead the scheme. They will work with partners to address local barriers that limit progression, such as transport and childcare.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of recipients of universal credit discouraged from taking employment by the low level of net financial benefit from being employed due to associated costs, such as transport and childcare, known as the \"benefit trap\".", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Disinfectants based on sodium hypochlorite are widely used to maintain hygiene levels, however health and safety legislation is not prescriptive about how effective levels of disinfection should be achieved. Instead, it gives duty holders the freedom to select the best method of cleaning and disinfection based on their individual circumstances.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not regulate supply chain issues and it is for end users to source adequate supplies of effective disinfectants, whether sodium hypochlorite or alternative products, to achieve appropriate levels of hygiene.<\/p>"}
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The Carer\u2019s Allowance weekly earnings limit is designed to allow carers to combine their caring responsibilities with some paid employment where they can. It is set at a level that aims to encourage those who give up full time work in order to undertake caring responsibilities, to maintain a link with the labour market through part time work.<\/p>
<\/p>
The £132 limit, which has increased by around a third since 2010, is a net figure which is the figure left once any Income Tax, National Insurance contributions and other allowable payments and expenses are deducted from met earnings. So some people can earn more than £132 a week gross and still retain Carer\u2019s Allowance.<\/p>
<\/p>
When calculating earnings for Carer\u2019s Allowance purposes, any amount by way of a refund of income tax is disregarded.<\/p>
<\/p>
Once earnings exceed £132 a week (or on a weekly average where possible for those with fluctuating earnings) then there is no longer an entitlement to Carer\u2019s Allowance and it will cease.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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We are not able to make an estimate of the total number of Universal Credit claimants who previously served in the armed forces.<\/p>
<\/p>
The previous answers to PQs 11554<\/a> and 16851<\/a> explained that for assessment periods ending in April 2022, DWP held a response for approximately 45% of UC claimants. Possible responses are \u201cpreviously served\u201d, \u201ccurrently serving\u201d, \u201cnever served\u201d, or \u201cprefer not to say\u201d. From this data we have identified 33,800 UC claimants who have previously served in the Armed Forces. We will not make an estimate of the total number because the claimants for whom we have data may not be representative of all claimants. Nor can we provide further breakdowns by geography or any characteristics relating to the UC claim because of potential bias in the data.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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Following the plans to close Phoenix House being announced in 2017, resources have been increased other locations, and capability is being built in these locations which includes those cases arising from asbestos exposure.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is delivered by experienced teams in three sites, the planned closure of Barrow-in-Furness means that work currently undertaken in this site will be delivered from our other IIDB teams based in Barnsley and Bradford.<\/p>
<\/p>
Transfer of work will be done in a seamless way, with no degradation of service to our customers, including those customers who claim with asbestos related diseases, or under schemes such as the \u201cWorkers\u2019 Compensation Scheme, Pneumoconiosis (Workers\u2019 Compensation) Act 1979 and the 2008 Mesothelioma Scheme.\u201d<\/em><\/p>"}
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<\/p>
<\/p>
The Treasury published distributional analysis which shows that the full package of measures announced on May 26th is well targeted at households on low incomes.<\/p>
<\/p>
- Households (in England) who are in the bottom 10% of the income distribution will receive support worth the equivalent of around 7 percentage of their net income (£800 in cash terms) in 2022/23 as a result of these measures.<\/li><\/ul>
<\/p>
- Those on average incomes will receive support worth between 1 and 2 percent of net income increases (around £500 in cash terms).<\/li><\/ul>"}
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