Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 48
48
Accepted in Part
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While Scottish Government data shows a quarter of people revert from More Frequent Payments under...
Conclusion
While Scottish Government data shows a quarter of people revert from More Frequent Payments under Scottish Choices, DWP’s research does not provide a detailed understanding of how the Department monitors how more frequent payments work for people, and what it might to do improve the policy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government commits to adding the recommendation to publish figures on claimants reverting from twice-monthly payments to its development programme. It also points to existing data on Alternative Payment Arrangements and data published by the Scottish Government.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
The Department already publishes quality information on Alternative Payments Arrangements. Requests from stakeholders to provide additional statistics, to meet their changing needs, are always carefully considered. The Committee’s recommendation to publish figures on how many people revert to monthly payments from twice monthly payment option in England and Wales will be added to our programme for development. UC Scottish Choices, which includes the choice of Direct Payments to Landlords and twice monthly payments, are available to all claimants in Scotland. The Department is continuing to work collaboratively in supporting the Scottish Government with its Scottish Choices policies. Scottish Government already publishes management information surrounding UC Scottish Choices, which can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/ statistics/2020/05/universal-credit-scottish-choices-management-information-to-end- march-2020/documents/universal-credit-scottish-choices-management-information-to- end-march-2020/universal-credit-scottish-choices-management-information-to-end- march-2020/govscot%3Adocument/UC%2BScottish%2BChoices%2B-%2BMay%2B2020. pdf .
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