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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy understanding is that the policy relates to people who have had child maintenance arrangements for a very long time. There comes a point when there is an element of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out that the kickstart placements are six-month-long jobs, but the skills that people will learn and the experience they will gain will put them…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsTax matters are a matter for the Chancellor.19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will look carefully at the report. Select Committee members will know that I have spoken to them on previous occasions, as have other Ministers, to explain that advances are a…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne element of the kickstart scheme, a £2 billion investment in the future of our young people, is designed to help people to get on the first rung of the ladder with a proper…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy noble Friend Baroness Stedman-Scott is the Minister responsible for the Child Maintenance Service. She is more than happy to meet colleagues who are having particular…19 Oct 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: £20 Covid-19 PaymentThat policy is still under review. Clearly, this is a matter of discussion, because the regulations do come to an end. It is important to recognise that we have different measures…19 Oct 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: £20 Covid-19 PaymentThe 2020-21 universal credit increase was included in a package of welfare measures worth around £9.3 billion this year to help people with the financial consequences of what has…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat is different from the regime we had earlier in the year is that then the strong message was very much for people to stay at home and retail was closed, along with a number of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have taken unprecedented action in the design of their new schemes, recognising that some businesses right around the country are still experiencing a loss in…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and I praise him for raising this issue on behalf of the many people he represents. This Government are committed to tackling fuel poverty,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to praise hard-working DWP staff at her local Jobcentre Plus and across the network. The team in Barnstaple have worked with the National Careers Service…19 Oct 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: £20 Covid-19 PaymentOn what happened with legacy benefits and universal credit, I think the rationale was set out clearly at the time; in particular, it was also about having a rate that was quite…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s new job support scheme being launched next month to protect viable jobs and businesses that are facing lower demand is yet another part of how my Department and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe £500 self-isolation payment administered by local councils was devised to achieve compliance with public health guidance. That is why the Department of Health and Social Care…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Support: Worst-affected SectorsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, because he gives me the opportunity to highlight again what we are doing to help people in the sectors worst affected by the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Support: Worst-affected SectorsI will certainly ask the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to look into that detailed issue on SSP. If a person is required to self-isolate as a consequence of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Support: Worst-affected SectorsThere are multiple questions there. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor has already responded by introducing the new job support scheme, which he updated for particular sectors,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDIn-Work Progression Commission: Call for EvidenceI established the in-work progression commission, led by Baroness McGregor-Smith, in March this year as part of this Government’s commitment to levelling up opportunities for…16 Oct 2020HANSARDWarm Home Discount Scheme: Pensioner SupportThe warm home discount scheme (WHDS) provides up to £350m per year to tackle fuel poverty and the pressure placed by energy prices on low income households. Around 1.2 million…14 Oct 2020