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Written Question
Universal Credit
Friday 2nd November 2018

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Southgate and Wood Green)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has allocated additional funding for the home visiting service in advance of managed migration to universal credit.

Answered by Lord Sharma

This year we have allocated £1 million of funding for the home visiting service. For 2019/20 the total fund allocated will rise to just under £2 million, and will continue to increase to over £5.5 million per year by 2023/24, as the number of claimants moving to Universal Credit under the managed migration process increases.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Sep 2018
Personal Independence Payments

"Is my hon. Friend aware that there was recently a challenge against the Government regarding PIP, and it showed that the Government were discriminating against people with mental health issues? This is an area on which the organisations that he mentioned provide support and campaign actively...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. Is the Minister aware of the hardship that parents face under the current regime of child maintenance non-resident parent capital rules? Will he meet me and my constituent, Elizabeth Green, to help to resolve her case, whereby her former partner has not paid a penny in maintenance in over …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Disabled People and Economic Growth

"I thank the hon. Lady for securing the debate and for the examples she has given of good practices in certain organisations, but is she aware that only 16% of people with autism are in full-time employment and only 32% of autistic adults are in any kind of employment at …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 22 Feb 2018
Child Poverty: London

"Does my hon. Friend agree with me that, as Save the Children found out, in almost half the families living in poverty the youngest child is under the age of five? Is it not therefore crucial that the Government target help on low-income families in the early years?..."
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Written Question
Occupational Pensions Scheme Review
Wednesday 31st January 2018

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Southgate and Wood Green)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to respond to the Review of Survivor Benefits in Occupational Pension Schemes, published in June 2014.

Answered by Guy Opperman

The Review provided a lot of important information on the costs and impacts of any changes to the existing system of survivor benefits. This is a complex area and it was to be expected that a thorough consideration of the issue would take time.

No final decisions have been made on these issues. The Government will respond in due course.

Written Question
Universal Credit
Thursday 18th January 2018

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Southgate and Wood Green)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated for universal support in 2016-17; how much funding for universal support has been allocated to each local authority in 2016-17; and how many people have accessed universal support.

Answered by Lord Sharma

£2.9m was allocated for Universal Support in 2016/17. The Department is unable to provide information on how much each Local Authority was allocated during that period. Individual payments to the 380 local authorities were made at varying times and have never been collated. To collate and reconcile all the data for budgeting and digital support in Universal Credit would incur disproportionate costs.

The information is not held for how many people have accessed universal support in 2016/17. The Department has started collating the relevant Management Information centrally from April 2017.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Supported Housing

"While I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the local housing allowance cap will be lifted, I fear that the damage has already been done to supported housing providers, including women’s refuges.

I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips): housing benefit …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Jun 2017
Housing and Social Security

"Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to make my maiden speech today, Mr Speaker. I start by paying tribute to my predecessor, David Burrowes. He dedicated more than 23 years to public service, first as a councillor and then as an MP, showing his commitment and affection for the …..."
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