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HANSARDUniversal Credit (Reducing Poverty)The statistics show that full-time work substantially reduces the chances of poverty. The absolute rate of poverty for a child when both parents work full time is 4% compared with…29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit (Reducing Poverty)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and I would like to echo his comments; we are certainly thinking of the people of Glasgow at this incredibly difficult time. We keep…29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit (Reducing Poverty)There are now over 200,000 fewer people in absolute poverty compared with 2010, and universal credit is a fundamental part of this Government’s strategy to support people. As a…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTransition from Universal Credit to State PensionThe Government announced in March that anyone reaching state pension age while claiming universal credit will be eligible for a run-on until the end of the assessment period in…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Universal Credit ApplicationsAny job loss is regrettable, and the Department stands ready to support people who find themselves in that position. The £6.5 billion package included an increase in universal…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTransition from Universal Credit to State PensionI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is right, and I am pleased to confirm that everyone who reaches state pension age while on universal credit will be eligible for the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Universal Credit ApplicationsThe Department has processed an unprecedented number of claims during this period. We have put over £6.5 billion into our welfare system to support those who need it quickly. As…29 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question and the constructive way in which he has put it. I will, of course, keep him updated as the Chairman of the Work and Pensions…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentUC is working and it is working well. The point I make to the hon. Lady is that we constantly and consistently listen to Members from across the House, stakeholders and members of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question and I am happy to look at that case in detail. He is right to raise the point about passported benefits, and I would be happy to meet…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentThe assessment period is fundamental to the design. [Interruption.] It is not fundamentally flawed. A small number of people do have fluctuations, which is why we are looking to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentThat is probably a letter that has gone to the Secretary of State, as opposed to me, and is well above my pay grade. I gently suggest to the hon. Gentleman that UC is good news…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank my hon. Friend. That is a helpful suggestion and certainly one that I will be exploring. He is right to extol the virtues of real-time earnings information. Among many…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the hon. Lady for her question and join her in paying tribute to the staff at Hackney jobcentre who have done an incredible job under the most difficult of circumstances.…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank my hon. Friend for that question. He is right. We have had more than 3 million claims to universal credit since the middle of March and more than 1 million applications…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI will certainly look at the individual case that the hon. Lady raises, but I would gently say that it is such a shame that the Labour party—and she is no exception to this—is…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI gently suggest— [Interruption.]— as my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) says from a sedentary position, that the hon. Gentleman reads the judgment,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. He is a firm champion of universal credit and the benefits of it, and I certainly join him in paying tribute to all the staff at…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but I do not recognise the picture she paints. As I said earlier, judicial reviews are brought for all sorts of reason. Like her, I pay…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentI thank my hon. Friend for that question. He is right. The universal credit system and tens of thousands of dedicated DWP staff have processed an unprecedented 3 million claims…25 Jun 2020