Will Quince: Last News

Kate Middleton hosted a roundtable with government ministers over the importance of early childhood development and its links to mental health this morning. Alongside The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, Kate met Health Secretary Sajid Javid, families minister Will Quince, representatives from the early years sector and officials from the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care.

Every school and college will continue to be able to supply free sanitary products after the scheme was extended.

Brits claiming Universal Credit will receive warning notifications today confirming the £20-a-week cut in 10 weeks time.

iOS - Android North Lanarkshire's 34,452 claims amounted to a 246 rise on the previous month's figures.Responding to the statistics, Will Quince, Minister for Welfare Delivery, said: “Universal Credit continues to support those most in need, and claimants are benefiting from individual tailored support to help them back into work, boosted by our multi-billion pound Plan for Jobs.”Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe numbers claiming Universal Credit do not necessarily indicate a corresponding rise in unemployment as the benefit is designed to adapt to changing circumstances.It tops up income if earnings drop, so not every new claimant will have lost their

Tory ministers have refused to stop a £20-a-week Universal Credit cut this Autumn - because it would cost “billions more on benefits”.

Universal Credit in November 2020, up 2.2 million since March. Of these, 85 percent (4.2 million) received a payment.Claims have largely made a return to pre-pandemic levels following a spike at the beginning of the pandemic, with two weeks in spring seeing ten times as many claims as usual.The DWP said claims also rose in the weeks coinciding with the start of lockdowns in November and January.The UK Minister for welfare delivery Will Quince said Universal Credit was “one of the pillars of support” for families with lower incomes.He said: “Universal Credit continues to support millions of people during their time of need.

A DWP minister has apologised after a mum-of-three had her benefits stopped for two months - because she was a victim of fraud.

More than one million households will receive a lump sum into their bank accounts.

Daily Record, the rule changes came into effect on July 22 and the DWP says that over a million households are set to gain from the two-week run-on.Minister for Welfare Delivery Will Quince said: “This one-off payment will provide additional support as claimants move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit."It doesn’t have to be paid back and won’t affect their UC award, so is welcome extra cash in pockets.”Run-on payments will include other premiums that claimants have been receiving prior to moving over to Universal Credit, including:From March 1, 2020 to May 26, 2020, the DWP has received more than 3 million individual claims for Universal Credit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic impact.

The Tory minister in charge of Universal Credit has claimed he's seen no evidence the five-week wait pushes people into debt.

Universal Credit claimants who need to self-isolate in the event of contracting coronavirus or as a precautionary measure will not be sanctioned, a work and pensions minister has confirmed.