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Select Committee Documents |
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Thursday 4th April 2024
Written Evidence - Family Mediation Council VMLA0008 - Value for Money from Legal Aid Public Accounts Committee Found: who do still offer legal aid at have told us they are likely to stop doing so when the plans for Universal |
Thursday 4th April 2024
Written Evidence - Child Poverty Action Group VMLA0013 - Value for Money from Legal Aid Public Accounts Committee Found: We are very concerned that the removal of universal credit passporting will impact on providers’ |
Written Answers |
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Household Support Fund
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Monday 8th April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what assessment they have made of the position of local authorities who had already reduced their local crisis support services and disbanded delivery teams. Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) As announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 6 March, the government is providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund.
The funding will be available to Local Authorities in England from 1 April 2024 and will run until 30 September 2024.
The Household Support Fund is not the only way we are supporting people on lower incomes. April’s benefit uprating of 6.7% will see an average increase in Universal Credit of £470, raising the National Living Wage will deliver an increase of over £1800 to the gross annual earnings of someone working full-time on that wage, and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.
The Government has also delivered a balanced package of funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 which makes available up to £64.7 billion. The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through the 2024-25 Settlement than the least deprived areas.
As announced by the Chancellor in this year’s Spring Budget, we are also doubling the repayment period for new Universal Credit Budgeting Advances. |
Household Support Fund
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Monday 8th April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to work with (1) Barnado’s, and (2) other charities who have developed recommendations for the future of local crisis support, prior to the ending of the Household Support Fund in September. Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) As announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 6 March, the government is providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund.
The funding will be available to Local Authorities in England from 1 April 2024 and will run until 30 September 2024.
The Household Support Fund is not the only way we are supporting people on lower incomes. April’s benefit uprating of 6.7% will see an average increase in Universal Credit of £470, raising the National Living Wage will deliver an increase of over £1800 to the gross annual earnings of someone working full-time on that wage, and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.
The Government has also delivered a balanced package of funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 which makes available up to £64.7 billion. The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through the 2024-25 Settlement than the least deprived areas.
As announced by the Chancellor in this year’s Spring Budget, we are also doubling the repayment period for new Universal Credit Budgeting Advances. |
Household Support Fund
Asked by: Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Labour - Life peer) Monday 8th April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what support they will provide to local authorities when the fund ends. Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) As announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 6 March, the government is providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund.
The funding will be available to Local Authorities in England from 1 April 2024 and will run until 30 September 2024.
The Household Support Fund is not the only way we are supporting people on lower incomes. April’s benefit uprating of 6.7% will see an average increase in Universal Credit of £470, raising the National Living Wage will deliver an increase of over £1800 to the gross annual earnings of someone working full-time on that wage, and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.
The Government has also delivered a balanced package of funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 which makes available up to £64.7 billion. The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through the 2024-25 Settlement than the least deprived areas.
As announced by the Chancellor in this year’s Spring Budget, we are also doubling the repayment period for new Universal Credit Budgeting Advances. |
Asylum: Sleeping Rough
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bishops - Bishops) Thursday 4th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of their rough sleeping statistics on 29 February which showed a 965.91 per cent increase from July to December 2023 in people sleeping rough after leaving asylum support over the previous 85 days, what consideration they have given to extending the move-on period from 28 days to 56 days for refugees leaving asylum support; and what assessment they have made of the impact this extension would have on homelessness. Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Second Permanent Secretary and I recently met with the Bishop of London to discuss the Government support available to newly recognised refugees moving on from asylum accommodation. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements. We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures. We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool. |
Asylum: Housing and Social Security Benefits
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bishops - Bishops) Thursday 4th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with the third sector to jointly create a comprehensive and properly funded transition process for people whose asylum support is due to end, to enable information and support around housing and benefits to be given as far in advance as possible. Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Second Permanent Secretary and I recently met with the Bishop of London to discuss the Government support available to newly recognised refugees moving on from asylum accommodation. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements. We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures. We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool. |
Asylum: Housing
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bishops - Bishops) Thursday 4th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of staggering evictions of refugees from Home Office accommodation, particularly where the person is working with their local authority or a third sector organisation, to prevent their homelessness. Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Second Permanent Secretary and I recently met with the Bishop of London to discuss the Government support available to newly recognised refugees moving on from asylum accommodation. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements. We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures. We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool. |
Petitions |
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Stop differentiating between under/over 25s for Universal Credit Petition Open - 23 SignaturesSign this petition 4 Oct 2024 closes in 5 months, 1 week I think that Universal Credit should not have a lower rate for under 25s. I think this puts under 25s at a disadvantage and is discrimination based on age. Found: People under 25, including single parents, get less Universal Credit because of one sole reason: their |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: that Act; a Social Fund budgeting loan payment made under section 134 (1)(b) of that Act; and (f) Universal |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: that Act; a Social Fund budgeting loan payment made under section 134 (1)(b) of that Act; and (f) Universal |
Department Publications - Research |
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Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: Universal Credit Statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 March 2024 Document: Universal Credit Statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 March 2024 (webpage) Found: Universal Credit Statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 March 2024 |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation report Document: Partnerships for People and Place Programme: learning and evaluation report (PDF) Found: For example, in Birmingham the team sought access to Universal Credit data from DWP but found they already |
MP Expenses |
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Friday 19th May 2023 John Glen Office Costs - (Training - staff) Citizen Advice universal credit training £40.00 - Paid |
Friday 19th May 2023 John Glen Office Costs - (Training - staff) Citizen Advice universal credit training £40.00 - Paid |
Deposited Papers |
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Thursday 11th April 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 26/03/2024 from Paul Maynard MP to Nigel Mills MP regarding points raised in the backbench business debate on the Child Maintenance Service: where Child Maintenance Service deductions sit in the hierarchy for deductions from Universal Credit. 2p. Document: Letter_to_Nigel_Mills_MP.pdf (PDF) Found: Maintenance Service: where Child Maintenance Service deductions sit in the hierarchy for deductions from Universal |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice providing an update on progress with split payments of Universal Credit Spilt payments of Universal Credit Response Social Justice and Social Security Committee Found: Spilt payments of Universal Credit Response Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice providing |
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice seeking an update on progress with split payments of Universal Credit Spilt payments of Universal Credit Social Justice and Social Security Committee Found: Spilt payments of Universal Credit Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice seeking an update |