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808260

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will review the implementation of the new state pension ages for women born in the 1950s; and if he will compensate those affected by that change.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	902999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>During the passage of the Pensions Act 2011, the Government made a concession worth more than £1bn that benefited more than a quarter of a million women, and limited the increase in any individual’s pension age to 18 months (when compared with the previous timetables)</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2017 17:23:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

808280

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit supports people to progress at work and increase their earnings.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	902994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal credit provides us with the opportunity to support people to progress and we are developing the evidence base about what works.</p><p>Building on our existing suite of trials, which includes a large scale Randomised Control Trial, we have committed an additional £8m to testing different approaches to supporting people to progress.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:37:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

808281

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of recent trends in the average level of household debt for people in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	902995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to reduce the risk of problem debt, including capping payday lending costs and promoting savings.</p><p>Within UC, there are also interest free Advances and a system of priority deductions to help claimants who have got into arrears.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:56:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

808282

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department is making on reducing poverty.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	902996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty – a record low.</p><p>This Government is committed to action that delivers a lasting change to the lives of some of the most disadvantaged people in society. This requires an approach that goes beyond the safety net of the welfare system to tackle the root causes of poverty and disadvantage.</p><p>The evidence is clear that work is the best route out of poverty. Children in workless households are 5 times more likely to be in poverty than those in households where all adults work. And children in workless families are also more disadvantaged, and achieve poorer educational and employment outcomes than other children.</p><p>That is why we will continue with polices that support and encourage employment - reforming the welfare system to make work pay. And these policies are working: since 2010, there are 3 million more people in work, with 954,000 fewer workless households, and 608,000 fewer children in workless households.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

808283

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	902998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

808284

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether universal credit claimants will lose money if they receive a disability premium in addition to income-based benefits.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	903001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We simplified and rationised the various, complex disability premiums that exist in the legacy system and anyone in the Support Group who only qualifies for the Enhanced Disability Premium, will be better off in Universal Credit by over £90 per month.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 17:33:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

806475

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average monthly total amount per person, comprising employee employer and tax relief contributions, paid into pensions under the compulsory workplace pension scheme in 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	119551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not centrally collate the data requested. However, the Department does publish annual workplace pension statistics for eligible employees, which includes data on annual amounts saved.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data available showed the average annual amount saved per eligible saver (those eligible employees saving into a workplace pension) in the private sector, in 2016, was £4,098.</p><p> </p><p>Our <em>Automatic Enrolment Review 2017: Maintaining the Momentum</em> was published on Monday 18 December, setting a clear direction to build a more robust and inclusive savings culture and specifically in supporting younger generations with the opportunity to save for a more secure retirement. Since 2012, over 9 million people have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, although workers are free to opt-out within one month of being put into a workplace pension, and can cease saving at any time. By 2019/20 an estimated extra £20 billion a year will be saved into workplace pensions as a result of automatic enrolment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2017 12:45:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

806476

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Blood Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Atos on making improvements to how that provider conducts personal independence payment assessments for people with a haematological disease; and what steps that provider is taking to improve such assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We meet regularly with PIP Assessment Providers to discuss all aspects of their delivery of PIP assessments, including ensuring it works effectively for people with long-term health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a functional assessment, and addresses the impact of an individual’s medical conditions on their daily life, rather than the medical conditions themselves. There is no requirement for the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or to recommend treatment options.</p><p> </p><p>The assessments are undertaken by qualified Health Professionals who are experts in disability analysis with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions. Health Professionals have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Independent Assessment Services regularly engage with representative groups for clinical conditions and have recently updated their range of condition insight reports and are working to expand this guidance to cover additional topics.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/12/2017 15:03:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806477

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Capita on making improvements to how that provider conducts personal independence payment assessments for people with an infectious disease; and what steps that provider is taking to improve such assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We meet regularly with PIP Assessment Providers to discuss all aspects of their delivery of PIP assessments, including ensuring it works effectively for people with long-term health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is a functional assessment, and addresses the impact of an individual’s medical conditions on their daily life, rather than the medical conditions themselves. There is no requirement for the Health Professional to diagnose a condition or to recommend treatment options.</p><p> </p><p>The assessments are undertaken by qualified Health Professionals who are experts in disability analysis with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions. Health Professionals have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians to support them in assessing claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Independent Assessment Services regularly engage with representative groups for clinical conditions and have recently updated their range of condition insight reports and are working to expand this guidance to cover additional topics.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/12/2017 15:11:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

806478

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Skin Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Maximus on making improvements to how that provider conducts employment and support allowance assessments for people with a skin disease; and what steps that provider is taking to improve such assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I will personally be meeting with Maximus in the New Year but the department regularly meets with the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) to discuss all aspects of their delivery of Work Capability Assessments, including ensuring it works effectively for people with all types of health conditions and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department expects CHDA to continuously seek out opportunities to improve the service they provide and to identify how to improve the customer journey. Since CHDA took over the contract to carry out assessments in March 2015, they have made a number of improvements to claimants’ experience of assessments, including increasing the number of Healthcare Professionals by over 60% and opening new assessment rooms so they can see more people in more locations.</p><p> </p><p>CHDA have also introduced a number of claimant-focused improvements, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>establishing a Customer Representative Group with leading charities who have regular meetings with the clinical leadership team from CHDA;</li><li>producing videos for their website showing claimants exactly what to expect when they have an assessment;</li><li>introducing disability awareness training for clinical and administrative staff (carried out by Disability Rights UK);</li><li>introducing a customer charter that commits to treating all of their customers with professionalism, dignity and respect;</li><li>introducing a telephone support service to help claimants complete their ESA50/UC50 questionnaire, including advising about the types of evidence that are useful; and</li><li>increasing the number of mental health champions in place.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 119555 119556 question first answered 21/12/2017 15:00:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden