Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" According to TUC polling, two fifths or 40% of workers say they will have to go into debt or into arrears on their bills if their income drops to £96 per week, which is the equivalent level of statutory sick pay. What steps is the Department taking to ensure …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in Hartlepool had a Pension Wise guidance appointment by telephone or in person from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Answered by Guy Opperman
The Money and Pensions Service publishes data on pension wise appointments across 2019-2020 here: https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf
Written Question
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in the North East of England had a Pension Wise guidance appointment by telephone or in person from April 2019 to March 2020.
Answered by Guy Opperman
The Money and Pensions Service publishes data on pension wise appointments across 2019-2020 here: https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pension-Wise-Service-Evaluation-report-2019-2020.pdf
Written Question
Friday 15th January 2021
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the financial effect on students in receipt of a student loan who normally top-up their income through work but who can neither work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak nor claim universal credit due to regulations restricting claims for those in receipt of student loans.
Answered by Will Quince
No assessment has been made.
Students access fees and living costs support for their higher education courses through various loans and grants funded through the student support system. It is important that Universal Credit does not duplicate this support which is designed for their needs, unlike the social security system. Students cannot normally satisfy the entitlement conditions for Universal Credit. Exceptions are made where students have additional needs that are not met through the student support system, such as being responsible for a child.
Students can continue to look for work where it is safe to do so. There are jobs available in key sectors such as agriculture, distribution and health and social care. Students are encouraged to explore these opportunities and others, where able to do so. The online service Find a Job (www.gov.uk/find-a-job) can be used to search and apply for jobs.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2020
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" Some sources predict that 2.6 million people could be unemployed by next year. Five years on from universal credit being piloted in my constituency of Hartlepool, it still has teething problems. Can the Minister assure the House that the system will cope, should claimant numbers rise significantly?..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 May 2020
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" What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's response to British citizens stranded overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. ..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 May 2020
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"I have constituents stuck in many countries, including Nigeria and Australia. The one in Nigeria says that he is No. 3,233 on the repatriation list, and only one of the Australian cases has reached home, at substantial personal cost. How can the Minister say that this is an adequate response?..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
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"11. What assessment she has made of trends in the level of administrative errors made in the processing of applications during the roll-out of (a) universal credit and (b) personal independence payment in Hartlepool constituency. ..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2020
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"My constituency was a pilot and trial area for UC, and my office is still receiving complaints about simple administrative errors that have resulted in constituents losing money. When will the Department get its act together on this?..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
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"In Hartlepool, one in five claimants lose their disability benefit, and we have an estimated nine food banks. We were one of the pilot areas for universal credit. Will the Secretary of State, as part of her investigations, please come to Hartlepool to see for herself the effects of universal …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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