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HANSARD Universal Credit FraudThe Government claimed that universal credit would reduce social security fraud and error by £1.3 billion. Now we know that they are clearly failing to do that, just as they are…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Universal Credit FraudHow did Bart Simpson get in there?10 Jul 2019HANSARD Social Security Claimant DeathsIt is deeply shocking that the Department for Work and Pensions has not kept documents relating to deaths that could have been related to DWP activity. We know from a freedom of…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartmental OrganisationYes, we are.01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable ClaimantsThe Government have repeatedly responded to criticisms of social security cuts—and have done so today—by claiming that they are targeting those who need support the most. How does…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable ClaimantsThe pilot of the Government’s ill-conceived managed migration of universal credit is meant to start this month, but the Government have been very slow in coming forward with…01 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Last June, the Government pledged to make payments to people in receipt of severe disability premium who had lost out in transferring to universal…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityApologies—I am short of time so I will not. That lower spending includes a cut of £5 billion in support specifically for disabled people. The Institute for Fiscal Studies…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityThe hon. Lady is absolutely right; she raises a shocking example and highlights the importance of this issue. We know that 4.1 million children growing up in poverty is leading to…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI will not give way any further, because a lot of people have put in to speak. Even graduates who have been on free school meals earn 11% less than their peers five years after…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityMy right hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. I wholly agree. Of course, it is not just the commission that is seriously concerned. In May, the Institute for Fiscal Studies launched…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityMy hon. Friend makes an absolutely crucial point and it is important that young people in Barnsley get the support that they need.12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI beg to move, That this House notes the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the UK is second only to the US in terms of income inequality among the major world…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityAs I explained, I am short of time so, unfortunately, I am not going to give way. Leaving people to wait for over a month without any income at all, when many may not have any…12 Jun 2019HANSARDVulnerable Claimants: UC and the Legacy SystemNew research from the Children’s Commissioner found that the introduction of UC, the two-child limit and the benefit cap combined will mean that the number of children in families…13 May 2019HANSARDVulnerable Claimants: UC and the Legacy SystemThe Government’s plans for payments to severe disability premium recipients who lost about £180 a month when they were forced to transfer to UC were found to be discriminatory by…13 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumOn 7 June, the Government pledged that severe disability premium claimants would no longer have to transfer to universal credit until managed migration started. Yet for months…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability Premium(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State if she will make a statement on support for people formerly receiving severe disability premium who have transferred to universal…07 May 2019HANSARDWorking at Height: SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr McCabe. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) on securing this important…02 May 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. The figures published today are truly shocking. They highlight the devastating impact of austerity on families…28 Mar 2019