Cost to the authority of Universal Credit

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To whom it may concern,

Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

a) Any estimate of the total monetary cost to your authority of the introduction of Universal Credit since its inception in 2013 (ideally broken down by municipal year and including 2018/19 to date);

b) The total monetary value of any crisis loans funded by yourselves and given to Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

c) The total funding given by yourselves to third-sector organisations for the purpose of supporting Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

d) The cost to yourselves of offering support or advice to Universal Credit claimants who are in financial difficulty or struggling with the process of claiming Universal Credit since January 1 2013;

If the following request cannot be met within cost limits, please provide advice on how I may refine my request.

Yours faithfully,

Claire Wilde

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Ms Wilde,

I refer to your request for Information received on 15 March 2019.

We will be dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is 20 working days from the receipt of the request, this being 15 April 2019. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

Yours Sincerely

Justin Hird
Legal Assistant
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG

Telephone: 01629 539336

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Adult Care FOI (Adult Care), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Claire,

Regarding the above referenced FOI. I am sorry that we have not yet been able to reply to your questions. We are currently working on our response as a matter of priority and I will email a full reply as soon as possible.

Please contact me if you have any queries.

Regards,

Phil Robson

Business Services Officer - Adult Care Policy and Procedures
Room 338a
County Hall
Matlock
Tel: 01629 532454
Voip: 32454
Email: [email address]

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Adult Care FOI (Adult Care), Derbyshire County Council

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Dear Claire,

 

Thank you for your request dated 15 March. The request has been
considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

Please find below a copy of your request. Our response from Lois Race,
Service Manager of the Welfare Benefits Information And Advice Team, is
attached.

 

 

From: Claire Wilde [mailto:[FOI #561217 email]]

Sent: 15 March 2019 17:19

To: Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy)
<[email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cost to the authority of
Universal Credit

 

To whom it may concern,

 

Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

 

a) Any estimate of the total monetary cost to your authority of the
introduction of Universal Credit since its inception in 2013 (ideally
broken down by municipal year and including 2018/19 to date);

 

b) The total monetary value of any crisis loans funded by yourselves and
given to Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

 

c) The total funding given by yourselves to third-sector organisations for
the purpose of supporting Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

 

d) The cost to yourselves of offering support or advice to Universal
Credit claimants who are in financial difficulty or struggling with the
process of claiming Universal Credit since January 1 2013;

 

If the following request cannot be met within cost limits, please provide
advice on how I may refine my request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Claire Wilde

 

 

I hope this now satisfies your request. My apologies for the late
response.

 

However should you wish the outcome to be reviewed, please follow the
procedure as set out below:-

 

If you wish to challenge this decision further, please send your comments
to:

 

Stage 1

Senior Solicitor

Legal Services

County Hall

Matlock DE4 3AG

[1][email address]

 

Stage 2

 

After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the
decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office as follows:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113/Fax: 01625 524510

[2]www.ico.org.uk/complaints.aspx

 

Regards,

 

Phil Robson

Business Services Officer - Adult Care Policy and Procedures

Room 338a

County Hall

Matlock

Tel: 01629 532454

Voip: 32454

Email: [3][email address]

 

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Hello, thank you for your helpful response.

In the light of this, can I please ask for:

Any data you have on the take-up of the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund by claimants of Universal Credit (e.g number of UC claimants receiving money through the fund and the total amount given out to UC claimants, or any extra costs noticed in the Fund since the introduction of UC compared to the previous benefits systems);

The total cost to date of your project helping people/agencies to become 'Universal Credit ready' and of this cost, how much has been met by the DWP and how much by yourselves;

If it can be quantified: the total cost to date of helping UC claimants through the benefits helpline and of this cost, how much has been met by the DWP and how much by yourselves.

Kind regards
Claire Wilde

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Ms Wilde,

I refer to your request for Information received on 1 May 2019.

We will be dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is 20 working days from the receipt of the request, this being 31 May 2019. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

Yours Sincerely

Justin Hird
Legal Assistant
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG

Telephone: 01629 539336

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Phil Robson (Adult Care), Derbyshire County Council

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Dear Claire,

 

Thank you for your request dated 1 May. The request has been considered
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.

 

Please find attached a copy of your request. Our Answers are provided in
the attached document.

 

 

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