Rachel Blake MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Housing Infrastructure FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the previous Government’s £4.2 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund remains (a) unspent and (b) unallocated.
Answer: The £4.2 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) is now fully allocated to HIF projects. As of the end of June this year, £1.8 billion had been drawn down by local authorities.The Department estimates that HIF has unlocked c260,000 homes. Local Authorit...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Temporary Accommodation: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will remove the cap on housing benefit subsidy rates for temporary accommodation.
Answer: DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere. We appreciate these are difficu...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Homelessness: Departmental CoordinationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on developing the cross-departmental strategy to end homelessness; and what her planned timeline is for publishing that strategy.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister is responsible for cross-governmental coordination of policy to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping and will update in due course.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Universal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of payments for disabled people who are (a) about to start and (b) mid-way through migrating from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
Answer: For DWP customers in receipt of ESA, DWP has agreed to continue to pay customers their legacy benefit for a further two weeks from when their legacy benefit stops to support a seamless continuation of payments. All customers will automatically receive a t...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Holiday Accommodation: Cities of London and WestminsterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of short-term lets in Cities of London and Westminster constituency.
Answer: Current data on short-term lets is limited. This is why we are introducing a registration scheme for short-term lets in England which will give local authorities access to valuable data to help address housing impacts and protect the spirit of our communi...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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Social Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commission independent research into the extent to which repairs to (a) lifts, (b) door entry systems and (c) other communal elements covered by social landlord's ann
Answer: The Government’s policy statement on social housing rents states that Registered Providers of social housing are expected to set reasonable and transparent service charges for tenants that reflect the service being provided. Registered Providers are expec...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Universal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024WithdrawnUIN 3574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure there is a seamless continuation of payments for disabled people (a) about to start and (b) mid-way through migrating from legacy benefits to Universal Cred
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Universal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on the managed migration of disabled people from the Employment Support Allowance support group onto Universal Credit.
Answer: The Department started moving customers who were claiming Employment Support Allowance with Child Tax Credits to Universal Credit from July. From September we will begin moving across customers receiving Employment and Support Allowance only or those with...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Anti-corruption ChampionHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prime Minister will appoint an Anti-Corruption Champion.
Answer: The government is considering a range of appointments following the election, including that of the Prime Minister's Anti-Corruption Champion. When there are appointments to announce, this will be done in the usual way.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
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CorruptionHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a new anti-corruption strategy.
Answer: The government takes the issue of corruption extremely seriously and is currently considering its approach towards a future UK Anti-Corruption Strategy.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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