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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Mar 2018
Women and Work

"I thank the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) for securing this extremely important debate. I am sure it will not be a surprise that some of the interpretations that I have of the world of work are somewhat different from what has been expressed. For many of the women …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Mar 2018
Women and Work

"Those campaigns do not focus on the reality of most working-class women in work at this point in time in our nation. As with most things, success at the top does not trickle down. [Interruption.] I will not take any more interventions, because of time constraints.

What good is it …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Mar 2018
Women and Work

"It is irrefutable that there are more people in employment, but does the Minister acknowledge that work is more precarious, and that people have to do two or three jobs?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"I have been texting my team furiously during the debate to check, double check and triple check that what I am about to say is accurate. I asked them to ring the DWP and the Library and then assure me that this is right. The vast majority of my constituents …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"Time is very short, so I am certainly not going to give way to somebody who has intervened many times and was not here for the start of the debate.

Nearly 2,000 children in my constituency quite rightly—..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"Well, that was not my experience. Anyway, the idea that claimants in my area—[Interruption.]..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"I have 17 seconds left and there have been so many interruptions...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit

"There are 2,000 children in my constituency who rightly receive subsidised school meals. The reason that new claimants after 1 April will not be protected is not that they no longer need that protection or need those meals; it is due to arbitrary cuts. This change will ensure that more …..."
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Written Question
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
Tuesday 6th March 2018

Asked by: Laura Pidcock (Labour - North West Durham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty in North West Durham constituency.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

Figures on the number of households receiving Housing Benefit (HB) affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) by parliamentary constituency are publically available through the DWP Stat Xplore website:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml

Guidance for users is available at:

https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html

Figures on DWP Stat Xplore do not include claimants on Universal Credit (UC) with a removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) deduction, as this data is not currently available.

Written Question
Universal Credit: Rents
Tuesday 27th February 2018

Asked by: Laura Pidcock (Labour - North West Durham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit on the number of people in rent arrears in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) North West Durham.

Answered by Lord Sharma

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.

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 published research available at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481865/universal-credit-extended-gateway-evaluation.pdf, the proportion of Universal Credit claimants who were in arrears at the start of their claim fell by a third after four months. To note, the relevant section is Page 33, Table 3.5. This report is from 2015.

Lastly, research carried out by the National Federation of ALMOs shows over three quarters of their tenants come onto Universal Credit with pre-existing rent arrears. This research can be accessed at http://www.almos.org.uk/include/getDoc.php?did=7944&fid=9326. To note, the relevant section is page 10, section 3.