The information requested for those moving off income-related benefits is only available for Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance. It is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost for other income related benefits.<\/p>
<\/p>
The available information which shows the number of off-flows and reasons from the Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA) claimant count is published at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp<\/a><\/p> <\/p> Guidance for users can be found at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp<\/a><\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-03T11:52:22.367Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Security Benefits"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have ceased to claim income-related benefits in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and for what reasons those people ceased to make such claims.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
], "uin" : "192727"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010207", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We published statistics on payment timeliness for new claims on 9 July 2018 which found 95 per cent of eligible claims (new claims that were due a payment in February 2018) were paid in full within five weeks of the payment due date.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Our latest internal data shows that for claims due their first payment in July 2018, 94 per cent of claims were paid in full within five weeks of the payment due date, with close to 99 per cent receiving at least a partial payment. Further details for claimants due their first payment in July 2018 can be seen in the table below. Subject to some fluctuation, this has been broadly consistent for every month for which the data has been requested.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Within 5 weeks of payment due date<\/p><\/td> 6-10 weeks after payment due date<\/p><\/td> More than 10 weeks after payment due date<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Received Payment in Full<\/p><\/td> 94.3%<\/p><\/td> 3.1%<\/p><\/td> 2.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Received a Partial Payment<\/p><\/td> 98.6%<\/p><\/td> 1.0%<\/p><\/td> 0.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-03T12:36:55.38Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for universal credit were processed (a) within five weeks, (b) between five and ten weeks and (c) in ten weeks or longer in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
], "uin" : "192729"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010212", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010212/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below provides the average waiting times for the benefit telephone lines for comparison with PQ141701<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The information is for the most recent 18 month period in which data is available for, May 2017 to October 2018.<\/p> <\/p> We are aware of a potential issue, which is being investigated, whereby a call could be terminated by a customer but potentially remain in the system and continue to be recorded as a \u2018live call\u2019. This issue produces statistical anomalies which impact on the reliability of the data available.<\/p> <\/p> Average Speed of Answer<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Last 18 Months<\/p><\/td> October 2018<\/p><\/td><\/tr> National DLA Adult<\/p><\/td> 00:03:26<\/p><\/td> 00:04:51<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Employment and Support Allowance Enquiry<\/p><\/td> 00:15:19<\/p><\/td> 00:11:30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jobseekers Allowance Enquiry English<\/p><\/td> 00:08:51<\/p><\/td> 00:03:43<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Income Support Enquiry<\/p><\/td> 00:08:38<\/p><\/td> 00:11:07<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jobcentre Enquiry Line<\/p><\/td> 00:06:05<\/p><\/td> 00:04:48<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Personal Independence Payment<\/p><\/td> 00:05:31<\/p><\/td> 00:06:46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Universal Credit Live Service<\/p><\/td> 00:09:17<\/p><\/td> 00:16:26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Universal Credit Full Service<\/p><\/td> 00:05:01<\/p><\/td> 00:03:58<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The information requested regarding the shortest and longest wait time could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> Please Note:<\/p> <\/p> Data Source: BT - OPMIS and Historical Management Information (GI2 \u2013 HMI)<\/p> The data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4105", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Swindon"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Justin Tomlinson"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-04T16:33:04.083Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average waiting times for calls to each of her Department's benefit telephone lines were in each of the last 18 months for which data are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birkenhead"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
], "uin" : "192734"}
], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 3, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]}
}