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HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsJust this week, the official jobs statistics showed that more people are getting back into work and there is a record number of vacancies. That is a tribute to the British people…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsAs I will probably say a bit later as well, this was indeed a temporary uplift, recognising the financial impact on people newly unemployed and that the uplift would be somewhat…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI am going to make a little more progress and then I will come to the hon. Gentleman. Those foundations meant that we had the fiscal firepower and responsive welfare system to…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsWe have communicated once already with recipients of the universal credit temporary uplift. That has already gone through. The second message is under way, and the third message…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI would expect the hon. Gentleman to be welcoming the investment that we will be making in getting people not only into work but into better-paid work. I am sure that will have a…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI have already given way a bit, so I will make some more progress. Let us recognise that not everyone was fortunate enough to be furloughed; sadly, many people were made…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsOf course, we now have a record number of vacancies, but we are also about being ready and anticipating. The OBR forecast that there would be a significantly higher unemployment…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI give way to my honourable neighbour from Suffolk.15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI would not normally rely on John Maynard Keynes to help the cause, but undoubtedly, there is an element of investment; we are seeing plenty of investment by the Government in our…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy right hon. Friend is right that it was quite a blunt way of quickly delivering instant support, particularly for those most financially impacted by covid, many of whom were…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are still 3 million people on legacy benefits. We estimate that about half of those people would be better off on universal credit and…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI recognise what the hon. Lady says. I am talking about the fact that universal credit has been demonised ever since it was introduced, yet people on legacy benefits—about half of…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We already had about 640 jobcentres. We are opening a further 200 by the end of the year, recognising that we need to support more…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI will give way to my right hon. Friend, one of the co-authors, but I am conscious that the universal support, alongside universal credit, was a key element of their request.15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThe hon. Lady will know that every individual or household on universal credit has very distinct relationships, which is why we can find households earning up to nearly £40,000…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI will give way to the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions shortly. The hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth must agree with me that the best way to get more…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThe right hon. Lady is right to praise care workers, who played an important part during the covid pandemic. It is my understanding that half a billion pounds of the health and…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI will make some progress if the hon. Lady will allow. We know that the best way to get more pounds into people’s pockets is through work. Those of us on the Conservative Benches…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsThe hon. Lady represents a beautiful city—a magnificent city—and she will know that the jobcentre and our work coaches are working hard there with the communities. In lifting the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI agree. Kickstart has so far given over 69,000 young people a foot in the door as they start their working lives. There are more jobs to be filled and we are working with…15 Sept 2021