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Written Question
Housing Benefit
Tuesday 17th June 2014

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the extension of the shared accommodation rate to people under the age of 35 years.

Answered by Steve Webb

The final research outputs from DWP's independent evaluation of the changes to the Local Housing Allowance are due to be published this summer. The research will cover the impact of extending the age threshold for the Shared Accommodation Rate.

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Monday 31st March 2014

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the overall cost to his Department of data entry associated with universal credit.

Answered by Mike Penning

There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.

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Monday 31st March 2014

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department was of data entry used under universal credit in each quarter since 2010.

Answered by Mike Penning

There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.

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Monday 31st March 2014

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff his Department has employed in data entry roles relating to universal credit in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Lancashire in each quarter since 2010.

Answered by Mike Penning

There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.

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Monday 31st March 2014

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change there has been in his Department's data entry spending in the last year; and what the reasons are for any such change.

Answered by Mike Penning

There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. Eleven parishes in Oswaldtwistle have come together to open Hyndburn’s four food banks, which often serve people who are in employment. Is the Secretary of State not concerned about these levels of poverty, particularly in constituencies such as mine?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What assessment he has made of eligibility for the state pension following the rise in contributions to 35 years from 2016...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Jul 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister accept that as a result of the changes fewer people overall will qualify for the state pension by 2020? Does he agree that that is particularly unfair to people who, being so close to retirement, will not have time to make up the years?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2013
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2013
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"On the Secretary of State’s list of things that will be beneficial to constituents, does he agree that we probably do not need to include figures on the VAT measures, because everybody in every constituency will suffer from them?..."
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