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Guy Opperman: No assessment is planned on the potential impact of increasing work search requirements for Universal Credit claimants whose youngest child is three or above on that child’s welfare or development. However, evidence suggests that parental employment substantially reduces the risk of child poverty.
Guy Opperman: It is an honour once again to present the case on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions in an estimates day debate. I have lost track of the number of times I have done this, but I have certainly done so on numerous occasions during my seven years at the Department. It is, first of all, my privilege to thank all DWP staff—whom I regard as a massive help and not a hindrance, as some...
Guy Opperman: In April 2023, State pensions and benefits were up rated by 10.1%, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022, following the annual review by the Secretary of State, as is the custom and practice of successive Governments.
Guy Opperman: The Administration of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Department for Communities.
Guy Opperman: The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact the DWP Debt Management Team if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their...
Guy Opperman: Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason. Statistics are published regularly showing the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction. These can be found in the UC sanction rates dataset on Stat-Xplore and are available by Westminster parliamentary...
Guy Opperman: No such estimation has been made of the number of families subject to the two-child benefit cap that are living in absolute poverty. Statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children were published in July 2022 and are available at: Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2...
Guy Opperman: The DWP does not have any plan to use the skills recommendation prototype with Find a Job. We recognise that some jobseekers do need additional information to support them identifying the skills they need in the labour market. We provide this online through Job Help (https://jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk), which includes support on identifying transferrable skills.
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Guy Opperman: (a) The Job Matching Trial began in March 2022 and claimants joined until the end of August 2022 in the following 20 Jobcentre sites: Blyth Blyth 2 (Bridge House)* Chester Chester Foregate Street* Edinburgh North Bridge* Edinburgh Waverley Mall* Exeter Exeter The Depot, Belgrave Road* High Riggs Huddersfield Huddersfield Unit 2, Trinity Street* Huntingdon Leith Maidstone Maidstone Lower...
Guy Opperman: The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families. We will spend around £276bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2023/24 including around £124bn on people of working age and their children. The Secretary of State reviewed the benefit cap levels in November 2022 and decided they should be increased from April 2023. The Secretary of State...
Guy Opperman: We know that the cost of childcare remains a significant barrier for people entering and remaining in work. For this reason, the government announced a series of measures at the Spring Budget to support parents with these costs. The number of people with dependent children who were working in Jan-Mar 2023 (12.100m) is slightly higher than in the same quarter in 2019 (11.825m), before the...
Guy Opperman: The answer on each DWP benefit is readily available via Gov.uk including advice on eligibility. Check benefits and financial support you can get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Guy Opperman: Universal Credit is a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, where it is administered by the Department for Communities.
Guy Opperman: In total, there were 790,000 16 to 24 year olds in the Intensive Work Search group in 2021/22 and 570,000 in 2022/23. Notes:Numbers of individuals are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and proportions are rounded to the nearest percentage point.Individuals are counted against the financial year 2021-22 with respect to assessment periods covering the second Thursday of April 2021 to the second...
Guy Opperman: Youth Hubs are part of the wider DWP Youth Offer. Youth Hubs are based in partner premises across Great Britain and bring together employment support from a Jobcentre Plus work coach and place-based wrap around support from local partners to help young people into work. The wider support offered in a Youth Hub will be dependent on local needs. Employability support to build confidence and...
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Guy Opperman: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing this debate. He and others have raised a number of policy issues that are not in my portfolio, but I will try to deal with them briefly if I can. In respect of housing, I am not the Housing Minister, but the hon. Member will be aware that in 2022-23, the...
Guy Opperman: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is committed to getting people into work and making work pay. Our core Jobcentre offer provides a wide range of support for jobseekers to start, stay and succeed in employment, including face-to-face time with work coaches and access to skills and employment support programmes. This is alongside specific support targeted towards young people,...
