Report May. 15 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: disability benefits HC 79 4th The Department for Work & Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2022–23HC
Written Evidence May. 14 2024
Inquiry: Modern Slavery Act 2015Found: MSA0059 - Modern Slavery Act 2015 CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) Written Evidence
May. 14 2024
Source Page: Move to Universal Credit complaint statistics: April 2023 to March 2024Found: Move to Universal Credit complaint statistics: April 2023 to March 2024
Report May. 14 2024
Committee: Social Justice and Social Security CommitteeFound: 1 Report on the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill A Stage 1 report by the Social Justice and
Asked by: Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of Tax Credit claimants that have received migration notices under Move to Universal Credit and who have had to repay Tax Credit debt in (a) the UK, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As of November 2023,100 Tax Credit claims, in Merseyside, and less than 5 Tax Credit claims, in the Wirral that have migrated to Universal Credit (UC) have had a deduction for a non-fraud Tax Credit debt from their UC award.
UC claims in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities.
Proportions of the Tax Credit caseload cannot be provided as Tax Credit claims are administered by HMRC. HMRC publish statistics on the number of families benefiting from Child Tax Credit (CTC) and/or Working Tax Credit (WTC) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Latest publication can be found here:
Notes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2. The figures are of distinct Universal Credit households that have migrated from Child Tax Credits and/or Working Tax Credits that also had a deduction taken from their UC entitlement to repay a non-fraud Tax Credit debt. Any household with deductions in more than one assessment period will only be counted once.
3. "Merseyside" has been interpreted as the sum of the Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens & Wirral local authority areas.
4. Data has been provided for deductions taken up to November 2023, in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.
5. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.
Asked by: Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to identify vulnerable people receiving legacy benefits during the managed migration process Move to Universal Credit.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
DWP provides a tailored service that recognises those with complex needs at any point throughout their journey and ensures appropriate support is quickly made available. There is a range of support available to individuals, including a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.
DWP have developed and tested a new ‘enhanced support’ journey for ESA and Income Support customers who require more support to claim. This process is now in place for these customer groups and involves outbound telephony, system checks and home visits, dependent on individual support needs.
Asked by: Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households his Department plans to send migration notices to as part of the Move to Universal Credit in 2024-24 in (a) the UK, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Government remains committed to moving all legacy benefit customers to Universal Credit (UC). Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 19th April, we now plan to notify all remaining customers in scope of migrating to UC by the end of 2025.
Asked by: Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is planning to provide extra staff to support legacy benefit claimants in 2024-25 as part of the Move to Universal Credit.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To support customers who are involved in Move to Universal Credit (UC) the Department has introduced a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.
May. 13 2024
Source Page: DWP updates Fraud PlanFound: Department for Work and Pensions announces it has saved £1.3 billion from fraud and error Comes as
May. 13 2024
Source Page: Child maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments. Public consultation. 34p.Found: Child maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments. Public consultation. 34p.