Paul Waugh MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the five-week wait for Universal Credit on (a) debt and (b) poverty levels.
Answer: We are reviewing Universal Credit, to make sure it is doing the job we want it to. We are committed to considering how we can support people during the Initial Assessment Period, often referred to as the 5-week wait, before they receive their first paymen...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: RochdaleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the (a) enhanced and (b) standard PIP who were awarded less than four points in all 10 of the daily living activities in the asses
Answer: For the volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in Rochdale who scored less than four points in all 10 daily living activities in their most recent assessment by award see Table 1 below. After the reforms PIP expenditure is forecast to ris...
Answered 14 May 2025
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| Department for Education | 2 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 |
| Home Office | 1 |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
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