Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 169908 on Sharing Economy: Social Security Benefits and Welfare Tax Credits, whether the government plans to undertake such a study.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
There are no plans to undertake such a study.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on trends in the level of rent arrears in (a) the Enfield North constituency (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Research shows that many people come onto Universal Credit with pre-existing rent arrears. We also know that arrears are usually temporary and the majority of claimants do succeed in paying their rent, managing their monthly payments and clearing their arrears over time. In our research, the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who were in arrears at the start of their claim fell by a third after four months.
We are currently carrying out further analysis of this issue with a number of housing providers, to investigate and understand the true level of rent arrears for their tenants, what is causing them and any impacts Universal Credit may be having. It will be published when completed.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had payment of universal credit delayed by (a) one week, (b) two weeks, (c) three weeks or (d) four weeks or more in (i) the Enfield North Constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Enfield.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
There is no Universal Credit payment timeliness data broken down by area or region.
The table below shows the proportion of new claims to Universal Credit Full Service that received some or all of their payment on time during the period requested:
Week commencing: | % of new claims to UC receiving some payment on time | % of new claims to UC receiving full payment on time |
18/09/2017 | 87% | 76% |
25/09/2017 | 86% | 76% |
02/10/2017 | 88% | 78% |
09/10/2017 | 88% | 76% |
16/10/2017 | 87% | 77% |
23/10/2017 | 88% | 78% |
30/10/2017 | 88% | 78% |
06/11/2017 | 88% | 79% |
13/11/2017 | 88% | 80% |
20/11/2017 | 88% | 81% |
27/11/2017 | 88% | 81% |
04/12/2017 | 90% | 82% |
11/12/2017 | 89% | 82% |
18/12/2017 | 91% | 84% |
25/12/2017 | 87% | 80% |
The data in the rows for 30/10/2017 to 25/12/2017 are estimates based on information currently available.
The average proportion of new claims for Universal Credit Full Service that received full payment on time over the entire period shown above is 80%.
The average proportion of new claims for Universal Credit Full Service that received some payment on time over the entire period shown above is 87%.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether 18 to 21 year olds who live in supported accommodation will be able to claim the housing element of universal credit when they move out of supported accommodation.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
From April 2017 the Government will remove automatic entitlement to housing support for 18-21 year olds in Universal Credit. This rule, which will apply to new claims from those who are out of work, will ensure parity with those young adults who are in employment but are unable to afford to leave home. However, there will be circumstances where it is reasonable to support a young person in living independently. The Department is discussing this issue with key stakeholders in order to determine which groups might be exempt from the general rule. This includes many organisations that provide supported accommodation for young people. It is too early to confirm the outcome from those discussions.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether 18 to21 year olds in supported housing services will still be able to claim housing benefit after April 2017.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham, Stephen Timms, on the 14 September 2015, to Question UNI 9834
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in work were claiming housing benefit in May (a) 2010 and (b) 2015 in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) Enfield and (iv) Enfield North constituency.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Housing Benefit claims data, including details of claims from people aged between 18 and 21 and the numbers affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy is published and can be found at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html
Please note the data relating to the removal of the spare room policy only shows the impact for those who remain entitled to Housing Benefit. The effect upon those who are no longer entitled to Housing Benefit is not available.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) Enfield and (c) London are affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Housing Benefit claims data, including details of claims from people aged between 18 and 21 and the numbers affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy is published and can be found at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html
Please note the data relating to the removal of the spare room policy only shows the impact for those who remain entitled to Housing Benefit. The effect upon those who are no longer entitled to Housing Benefit is not available.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) Enfield and (iv) Enfield North constituency in the last five years.
Answered by Priti Patel
Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low-income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series.
Due to small sample sizes figures for Enfield and Enfield North constituency are not available as robust estimates cannot be produced for local level geographies. However, HBAI does provide 3-year average estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low-income for both England and London.
Analysis by region is presented as three-year averages as single-year estimates are considered too volatile. Figures are presented in financial year estimates and are available up to 2013/14.
The latest publication is available at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-19941995-to-20132014
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 18 and 21 in the London Borough of Enfield were in receipt of housing benefit in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Housing Benefit claims data, including details of claims from people aged between 18 and 21 and the numbers affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy is published and can be found at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html
Please note the data relating to the removal of the spare room policy only shows the impact for those who remain entitled to Housing Benefit. The effect upon those who are no longer entitled to Housing Benefit is not available.
Asked by: Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change - Enfield North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on maintaining the level of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) attendance allowance for disabled claimants.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Secretary of State is currently reviewing how we spend money on welfare . The outcome of this will be announced when the work is complete.
Our reforms demonstrate our strong record of supporting disabled people. We introduced PIP to ensure more support is going to those who need it. Over 700,000 of those stuck on incapacity benefits under Labour are now preparing or looking for work.
Over the last Parliament spending on disability benefits increased in real terms, and disability employment has increased by 238,000 over the last year.