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Universal Credit Roll-out — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Alok Kumar Sharma (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State has set out the position very clearly. Of course we will be bringing forward any potential new regulations. The hon. Gentleman and his colleagues talk a lot about supporting vulnerable people, but they voted against the £1.5 billion of support last year and against the £4.5 billion of support introduced in the Budget. He should be supporting those policies, not talking them down.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): There are many good reasons why universal credit is effective at helping people into work. The most important is that the legacy system disincentivised people from taking up work, often by applying a tax rate of 90% and above, while the taper rate under universal credit is more likely to be 63%, which enables people genuinely to get into work.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Robert Alexander Courts (Conservative, Centre-right): Will my right hon. Friend join me in commending the hard work of the Witney jobcentre? Will she also explain how jobcentres such as the one in Witney are using new technology to help people into work in the digital age?
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for drawing this to my attention. I thank the Witney jobcentre for the work that it does in helping people into work, and I also thank him for his work on this as a Member of Parliament. Of course it is essential that we make advanced digital equipment available to our work coaches to ensure that the service they deliver really is first class, and we will always ensure that they do.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Michael Jon Wood (Conservative, Centre-right): At the Stourbridge jobcentre, the work coaches are evangelical about how the flexibility of universal credit allows them to better support the most vulnerable and the hardest-to-help claimants. Will the Secretary of State ensure that this best practice is shared around the country so that more people can find sustainable work for the first time?
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for drawing my attention to the good work being done by the Stourbridge jobcentre and its work coaches. He really highlights the other true benefit of universal credit, which is the personalised approach. It is no longer about signing on; it is about individuals going to the jobcentres and being offered real, tailored support to help them to deal with their challenges and to get into work. This is a revolutionary system.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Peter James Guy Aldous (Conservative, Centre-right): Given that the planned objective of universal credit is to move people closer to and into the workplace, can the Secretary of State confirm that empirical, rather than anecdotal, evidence is being compiled on a national basis, and that it will be made available for public scrutiny so that the necessary adaptations can be made to ensure that universal credit ultimately achieves its goal?
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I would ask the hon. Lady to come back to me, if she will, and to have a conversation about this. It is absolutely true that when universal credit initially started, the payments were not getting out in time and advance payments were not available. That is now being changed, and claimants are universally noticing a distinct difference.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I was in Birmingham last Friday, when I went to the Yardley jobcentre and saw for myself the remarkable work being done and some projects that are reaching people who had never been reached before. Under the legacy benefits, the second named person in a household who was not earning was basically ignored for years and was not invited to participate. We now have a system whereby the people who were ignored for years under the right hon. Gentleman’s Government’s system are being obliged to engage. I am facing the facts, so perhaps he should face them as well. He can have his own views, but he cannot have his own facts.
Universal Credit: Helping People into Work — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not as despondent about the programme as the hon. Gentleman is. I visited Centrepoint between Christmas and new year to find out for myself about the good work it is doing and about the relationship that it has with the universal credit service provider. It has a particular named person who helps with young people to ensure that they get additional personal help when they apply. Ensuring that personal help is available is exactly what universal credit is about, and Centrepoint confirmed to me that that is exactly what young people are getting.
Employment: Ex-offenders — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): We know that employment is the best way to avoid repeat offending. I should declare that I wrote a book on prisoner rehabilitation called "Doing Time" so I am particularly passionate about the work being done at both the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions with the "See Potential" campaign, which contains guidance to encourage the recruitment of ex-offenders.
Employment: Ex-offenders — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Law and Crime
Huw William Merriman (Conservative, Centre-right): We share much in common, Mr Speaker A constituent of mine was convicted of an offence abroad 18 years ago when she was 20 years old. Since then, she has rebuilt her life and trained to become a social worker. She got a job, but she was told at the end of her probationary period that she could not keep it for reputational reasons. Will the Minister consider giving guidance to public sector employers to ensure that they will take a risk with people and do not continue to punish them long after their sentence has been spent?
Employment: Ex-offenders — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Law and Crime
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): I represented hundreds of people as a criminal legal aid barrister, and the vast majority of my clients deserved rehabilitation and a fresh start, so I wish my hon. Friend’s constituent well. I can confirm that the Government will issue clearer guidance for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 on that precise point.
Employment: Ex-offenders — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): The reality is that the Ministry of Justice’s education and employment strategy allows each prisoner to be set on a path to employment when they arrive in prison, and the Ministry is working hand in hand with the more than 100 job coaches working inside our prisons.
Universal Credit: Self-employment — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
William Grant (Conservative, Centre-right): Mention was made earlier of the fantastic fall in youth unemployment since 2010—around 50%, I believe. What action can the Minister take, or is the Minister taking, to ensure that that trend continues evenly across the United Kingdom so that our young people get the best start to their working lives?
Universal Credit: Self-employment — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Alok Kumar Sharma (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend highlights a very important point. Youth unemployment has almost halved since 2010, and we have the youth employment support programme to thank for that—the work we do through jobcentres in schools to make sure that people do not end up not in education, employment or training. Ultimately, however, this is about supporting people through the process, and that is what we are doing in universal credit.
Pensions Dashboard — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): We published the pensions dashboard feasibility report in December, and the consultation closes on 28 January. We will shortly thereafter draft legislation, which will unquestionably benefit the 16,000 men and women in my hon. Friend’s constituency who have an auto-enrolled pension at present.
Pensions Dashboard — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): We believe that the dashboard will be a crucial part of that, but my hon. Friend will be aware that female participation in a workplace pension has increased by 3 million since 2012, thanks to auto-enrolment. In the private sector, female participation in a workplace pension has jumped from 40% to 80% in the last five years.
Pensions Dashboard — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Guy Thomas Opperman (Conservative, Centre-right): I am not sure that that has much to do with the pensions dashboard, but I can certainly say that universal credit is something that the Government support wholeheartedly, and that the individual matters will be looked into.
Universal Credit: Household Incomes — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I think we all recognise that we need better-quality statistics. Various groups are working on alternatives, and the Government will take those seriously. As has been mentioned, there are 300,000 fewer children in absolute poverty. On the specific issue of food insecurity, in the past five years alone it has almost halved to 5.4%, which is 2.5% lower than the EU average.
Universal Credit: Household Incomes — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): If the hon. Lady looked at the feedback we have had from stakeholders following this week’s announcement, she would see that they make it absolutely clear that they support universal credit over the legacy system. We know that 700,000 people—some of the most vulnerable people in our society—are missing out on £2.4 billion of support because the legacy system is too complicated. Universal credit gives personalised, tailored support and makes sure that people get the support that they need.
Universal Credit: Household Incomes — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Macroeconomics
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I, too, welcome the hon. Lady back This issue is a real priority for the Secretary of State. We have already made changes: initially, the repayment period was six months, then 12 months, and it is now 16 months, and we have moved the maximum deduction rate down from 40% to 30%. We will continue to review the situation.
Disability: Medical Assessments — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): I am very sorry to hear about that individual case. I would of course be more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to see what more we can do to help. The work capability assessment and PIP assessment process has been subject to a series of independent reviews, which we welcome, and we work vigorously to make sure that we make continuous improvements. For the vast majority of people, the processes work well.
Disability: Medical Assessments — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): Well, happy new year to the shadow Minister I utterly refute the idea that the Department for Work and Pensions and its staff, who work so hard, day in, day out—well, I will not even dignify those comments by repeating the allegations. The Department is there to make sure that people in our society get the benefits that they—[Interruption.] I am very happy to answer the question if the hon. Lady will refrain from chuntering so distractingly from sedentary position. We are utterly determined to make sure we have a benefits system that is compassionate, fair and fit for purpose. We are proceeding at pace to review the PIP claimant cases to make sure that people get all the benefits to which they are entitled.
Disability: Medical Assessments — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for bringing up this case, and I will be very happy to meet her. It is really worth reflecting on the fact that, for the vast majority of people, PIP works well. Many more people are benefiting from PIP than they were under the legacy system, but one mistake is one too many and I will of course work with her.
Leaving the EU: Departmental Spending — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: International Affairs
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): We have prepared for all eventualities that might take place after March this year, including no deal. Preparations have been undertaken by staff as part of their regular duties, and we are therefore unable to apportion costs to that. However, the Department has been allocated £15 million for 2019-20 for EU exit preparation.
Motability — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings in the December 2018 NAO report on the level of profit made by Motability from leasing cars to personal independence payment claimants.
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): Asking the National Audit Office to investigate was an important step towards ensuring that disabled people are provided with an excellent, value for money service. It is troubling that excessive amounts have been paid out in bonuses and are sitting in reserves. We accept all the NAO recommendations and will be meeting the chairman of Motability this week to discuss how the organisation plans to implement them.
Motability — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings in the December 2018 NAO report on the level of profit made by Motability from leasing cars to personal independence payment claimants.
Nigel John Mills (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Minister agree that the great work done by that charity is being undermined by the amount of salary and bonuses that it is paying out? Will she work with it as soon as she possibly can to make sure that that money is used for the benefit of vulnerable people, not the directors of the business?
Motability — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings in the December 2018 NAO report on the level of profit made by Motability from leasing cars to personal independence payment claimants.
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend makes a really important point. The Motability scheme is very much valued by disabled people and I want to make sure that all disabled people with mobility concerns can benefit from it, so we will be asking the organisation to use up its reserves and to make sure that it reaches more disabled people to help them play a full part in society.
Motability — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings in the December 2018 NAO report on the level of profit made by Motability from leasing cars to personal independence payment claimants.
Sarah Louise Newton (Conservative, Centre-right): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Of course, I will meet the hon. Gentleman to go through that case. It is well worth remembering that there are 600,000 people on the mobility scheme, which is many more than there were in 2010 before we had PIP. In fact, 144,000 people have been given enhanced mobility rates, and transitional protection is also available. I will be working with Motability to make sure that more people can benefit from that scheme, but of course we can meet and go through the details of that case.
Care Leavers: Employment — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government are committed to supporting care leavers. We have introduced a £1,000 bursary for those starting an apprenticeship and a £2,000 bursary for those going into higher education, extended paid internship opportunities across Government and launched the care leaver covenant. We are also working closely with Barnardo’s on an innovative work experience pilot.
Care Leavers: Employment — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Justin Paul Tomlinson (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that my right hon. Friend worked tirelessly on this when he was a Minister in the Department for Education. We have 900 single points of contact who are supporting care leavers across the country. We are also working with a lot of businesses so that they can realise the huge potential that care leavers offer. I had two fantastic visits, to the Big House in London and PGL, which I saw at first hand were benefiting from giving care leavers work opportunities.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Giles Francis Watling (Conservative, Centre-right): The local jobcentre staff in Clacton do some excellent work and should be commended. However, the Secretary of State will know—I raised this case with her a little while ago—that for various reasons one constituent was unable to access some services at the jobcentre. In the end we were able to help this man, but what more can the Department do to ensure that outreach is available so that these vital services can reach even claimants who cannot make it to the jobcentre or who, like me, have difficulty dealing with IT stuff?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for drawing this case to my attention and for all the work he does with the jobcentre to ensure that his constituents have the right access to universal credit. Work coaches are trained to give additional support where it is needed, whether that is with IT or for people who require a home visit. We estimate that there have been nearly 300,000 home visits in the past year to ensure that people get the tailored support they need.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: I have seen at first hand the benefits that universal credit can bring by giving people a job and helping them to turn their lives around, and I have also heard the frustrations of work coaches that there are still many people on legacy benefits who do not get that same good service. May I therefore welcome the latest test and learn approach, but ask the Secretary of State to ensure that we still move towards change and deliver?; Why have not the Government published a recent equalities impact assessment of the plans for managed migration to universal credit? What have they got to hide?; As universal credit is rolled out in Havant, I welcome the use of new technology to help applicants. What support is available to those applicants to ensure that they make the best use of the new systems?
Alok Kumar Sharma (Conservative, Centre-right): As my hon. Friend will know, we now have a new partnership with Citizens Advice to deliver universal credit support, and his constituency is part of the early mobilisation of that programme. However, it is important that for those who are not able to use such technology, we still make a freephone helpline available, and that, as the Secretary of State has outlined, home visits can be arranged.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: I have seen at first hand the benefits that universal credit can bring by giving people a job and helping them to turn their lives around, and I have also heard the frustrations of work coaches that there are still many people on legacy benefits who do not get that same good service. May I therefore welcome the latest test and learn approach, but ask the Secretary of State to ensure that we still move towards change and deliver?; Why have not the Government published a recent equalities impact assessment of the plans for managed migration to universal credit? What have they got to hide?; As universal credit is rolled out in Havant, I welcome the use of new technology to help applicants. What support is available to those applicants to ensure that they make the best use of the new systems?; Church of England figures suggest that 5,500 children in my constituency alone may be affected by the roll-out of the two-child limit, which will restrict all new claims for universal credit to the first two children in a family. By the time this policy rolls out, it will affect 3 million children, pushing them into poverty. Will the Secretary of State meet me and campaigners from different organisations, from the Church of England to Rape Crisis and women’s organisations, to discuss the impact that this policy will have? Will she pause the policy and stop it rolling out from 1 February this year?
Amber Rudd (Conservative, Centre-right): We think this is the right thing to do. It is fair to taxpayers, some of whom are on very low incomes, to ensure that the support that we provide under universal credit is for two children so that people who are on benefits have the same choices to make as people on low incomes in thinking about whether to have a third child. On the other point that the hon. Lady raised, I am carefully considering what action needs to be taken.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2019-01-07
Topic: Labor
Questions: I have seen at first hand the benefits that universal credit can bring by giving people a job and helping them to turn their lives around, and I have also heard the frustrations of work coaches that there are still many people on legacy benefits who do not get that same good service. May I therefore welcome the latest test and learn approach, but ask the Secretary of State to ensure that we still move towards change and deliver?; Why have not the Government published a recent equalities impact assessment of the plans for managed migration to universal credit? What have they got to hide?; As universal credit is rolled out in Havant, I welcome the use of new technology to help applicants. What support is available to those applicants to ensure that they make the best use of the new systems?; Church of England figures suggest that 5,500 children in my constituency alone may be affected by the roll-out of the two-child limit, which will restrict all new claims for universal credit to the first two children in a family. By the time this policy rolls out, it will affect 3 million children, pushing them into poverty. Will the Secretary of State meet me and campaigners from different organisations, from the Church of England to Rape Crisis and women’s organisations, to discuss the impact that this policy will have? Will she pause the policy and stop it rolling out from 1 February this year?; I am pleased that employment levels in Crawley are above the national average, but what further support can be provided to get more people into work so that they can realise their full potential and that of our economy?
Alok Kumar Sharma (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for the enormous amount of work that he does in supporting employers so that they can create jobs. He is right. We need to make sure that the jobs market is very strong, and that is why we make support available through universal credit, with one-to-one interaction.