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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 171
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 341
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 346 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 423 Noes - 77
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 334 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 342
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 340
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Energy - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 346 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 424 Noes - 109
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jan 2025 - Retained EU Law Reform - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 346 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 418 Noes - 78
Written Question
Universal Credit: Council Tax
Wednesday 15th January 2025

Asked by: Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an application for Universal Credit automatically triggering a claim for Council Tax Support.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Council Tax Support is administered by the Local Authority and is not a DWP benefit, therefore before we have determined entitlement to Universal credit, it is not appropriate for the department to trigger a claim for Council Tax Support automatically. A significant number of UC claims do not have an entitlement so notifying Councils before entitlement is established would present a number of risks to Councils.

Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jan 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 347 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 440 Noes - 111
Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jan 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Jess Asato (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 345 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 434