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1467616

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Jobcentres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the ending of the temporary contracts of temporary work coaches on 30 June 2022 on the level of customer service her Department will provide; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	13264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-12/1133" target="_blank">PQ1133</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/06/2022 16:17:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1467617

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Jobcentres: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedure her Department followed to convert the temporary, fixed term contracts of work coaches who were hired during the covid-19 outbreak, to permanent contracts.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	13265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>DWP EO fixed-term colleagues, which included colleagues in Work Coach roles, were invited to apply for permanence via ring-fenced internal campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>To manage overall volumes, we split the overall exercise into 37 campaigns, one per District, using the same standards. As context, in considering where subsequent offers could be made, we did also consider roles in the wider geographic vicinity and where appropriate across nearby Districts.</p><p> </p><p>Colleagues were invited to submit written examples of their work and achievements against Civil Service behaviours with an additional online work-based judgement test. This provided opportunity for colleagues to provide evidence of their knowledge and experience that were assessed, using DWP agreed standards, by our recruitment partner and audited by our own trained DWP business assessors from across the Department throughout to ensure standards aligned and were consistent.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/06/2022 15:10:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1467618

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Jobcentres: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many temporary, fixed term contract work coaches were hired during the covid-19 outbreak; and how many of those were subsequently made permanent.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	13266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>From March 2020 and the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Department delivered on our commitment under the Government’s Plan for Jobs to recruit an additional 13,500 EO Work Coaches. This recruitment was a blend of both permanent and fixed term appointments.</p><p> </p><p>As at March 2022, we had 12,000 fixed term EOs across DWP Service Delivery which included 9,950 in Jobcentres. To date, we have made permanence offers to c8,800 DWP EO fixed-term colleagues, which includes 6,400 into Work Coach roles. As we are continuing to consider where we may be able to make any further permanence offers, where further opportunities become available, we are currently unable to give a final number.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/06/2022 15:06:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1467686

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people in receipt of contributions-based benefits are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	13082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a responsible way by targeting the £650 Cost of Living Payment support at low income means tested households where it is most needed.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance with the full list of support can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-support-for-the-cost-of-living-factsheet/government-support-for-the-cost-of-living-factsheet" target="_blank">Overall government support for the cost of living: factsheet - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Cost of Living Payments have been designed to target support for households with low incomes, on means-tested benefits. These payments are in addition to the £400 of support for energy bills that the Government is providing through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme, doubling the £200 of support announced earlier this year and making the whole £400 a non-repayable grant. In addition, individuals may be able to benefit from the disability and pensioner Cost of Living Payments if they are in receipt of disability benefits or eligible for Winter Fuel Payments.</p><p>From October 2022, Government is also providing an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, £421m will be used to further extend the Household Support Fund (October 2022 – March 2023). Guidance and individual local authority indicative allocations for this further extension to the Household Support Fund will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the new support, people on low incomes but not means-tested benefits may also benefit from previously announced measures to help people tackle the cost of living, including frozen alcohol duty and fuel duty, raising the NICs threshold, council tax rebates and the further rise in the National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour from April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/06/2022 16:47:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1467687

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Motor Vehicles: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to treat the ULEZ car and motorcycle scrappage scheme grant payment as savings in respect of applications for means-tested benefits; and if she will ensure that those payments are not treated as savings in the context of the wider benefits of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	13273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone Scrappage Scheme payments would for the purposes of means-tested benefits be treated as capital. However, they would only impact on a person’s entitlement if – together with any other capital they might have – they brought their overall capital above one of the relevant lower capital limits.</p><p> </p><p>Within working-age means-tested benefits (Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance) the lower capital limit is £6,000. In Universal Credit, which is calculated monthly, capital above £6,000 reduces entitlement by £4.35 for every whole or part £250 above £6,000. In the other working-age means-tested benefits, which are calculated weekly, capital above £6,000 reduces entitlement by £1 for every whole or part £250 above £6,000. Entitlement to working-age means-tested benefit usually ends where capital is above £16,000 (the upper capital limit.)</p><p> </p><p>With regard to State Pension Credit and Housing Benefit for people over pension age, the lower capital limit is £10,000. Capital above £10,000 reduces entitlement by £1 for every whole or part £500 above £10,000. There is no upper capital limit applying to State Pension Credit. There is however an upper limit of £16,000 for people over pension age receiving Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The capital limits set out above strike a balance between protecting less well-off people and protecting the taxpayer, whilst at the same time recognising the conscientious efforts of people who have built up capital. Whilst it is important to encourage saving, it has never been thought right for capital to be ignored and therefore it is also reasonable there should be capital limits above which benefits are not available. The limits ensure that the help which comes from taxpayers, many of whom are themselves on low incomes and have limited capital, is directed to people who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/06/2022 14:36:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1467721

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it his policy to allow local authorities to make decisions on the allocation of Household Support Fund monies to households based on local population needs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	13087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>Local Authorities in England have received their allocations from the £421m Household Support Fund extension for April – September 2022, alongside the grant determination and guidance. The allocations for Local Authorities for this period can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/household-support-fund-grant-determination-2021-no-315787#annex-a-household-support-fund-grant-final-funding-allocations-per-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-for-the-period-1-april-to-30-september-2022" target="_blank">here</a>. Local Authorities have discretion on exactly how and when this funding is used within the scope set out in the guidance, based on their assessment of local need.</p><p>From October 2022, Government is providing an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England £421m will be used to further extend the Household Support Fund (October 2022 – March 2023). Guidance and individual local authority allocations for this further extension to the Household Support Fund will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/06/2022 14:41:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1467784

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing fiduciary rules for pension fund managers to prioritise de-risking exposure to stranded assets.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	13223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Law Commission confirmed in two reports – in 2014 and 2017 – that trustees have a fundamental fiduciary duty to their members. Government agree that trustees have primacy in investment decisions.</p><p>Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries (LC350) - July 2014 <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/fiduciary-duties-of-investment-intermediaries/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/fiduciary-duties-of-investment-intermediaries/</a></p><p>Pension Funds and Social Investment (LC374) – June 2017</p><p><a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/pension-funds-and-social-investment/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/pension-funds-and-social-investment/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/06/2022 12:20:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1467207

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans have been identified to be in receipt of universal credit in each month since September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The department began collecting the armed forces status on new Universal Credit (UC) claims from April 2021 and UC claimants declaring their work and earnings from June 2021. From July 2021, Jobcentre work coaches could add information if the claimant were known to be serving or a veteran and had not already provided their status.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to look at what other opportunities might be available to better identify and record data on veterans on the Universal Credit system and has regular conversations with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This is part of a much wider piece of work involving a number of Departments, including the MOD and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, to improve the collection and use of data relating to veterans.</p><p> </p><p>DWP’s network of 50 Armed Forces Champions (AFCs) and 11 Group Leads provide vital support to veterans and other members of the armed forces community. The AFCs have specific responsibilities for supporting members of the Armed Forces community and their role involves front line responsibilities including building staff capability within their districts, personally handling some claims, supporting veterans into work and helping resolve complex cases where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Every Work Coach can also support members of the Armed Forces community and their families, working in partnership with their Armed Forces Champions. In those areas where there are particularly high levels of demand, for example garrison towns, this will form a significant part of the work done in individual Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>Data is currently only available for the latest month and at a national level. For assessment periods ending in April 2022, we held a response for approximately 45% of the UC caseload. From this data we have identified 33,800 UC claimants who have previously served in the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 11814 11817 question first answered 08/06/2022 10:56:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1467210

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans were in receipt of Universal Credit in Wales on average during 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The department began collecting the armed forces status on new Universal Credit (UC) claims from April 2021 and UC claimants declaring their work and earnings from June 2021. From July 2021, Jobcentre work coaches could add information if the claimant were known to be serving or a veteran and had not already provided their status.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to look at what other opportunities might be available to better identify and record data on veterans on the Universal Credit system and has regular conversations with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This is part of a much wider piece of work involving a number of Departments, including the MOD and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, to improve the collection and use of data relating to veterans.</p><p> </p><p>DWP’s network of 50 Armed Forces Champions (AFCs) and 11 Group Leads provide vital support to veterans and other members of the armed forces community. The AFCs have specific responsibilities for supporting members of the Armed Forces community and their role involves front line responsibilities including building staff capability within their districts, personally handling some claims, supporting veterans into work and helping resolve complex cases where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Every Work Coach can also support members of the Armed Forces community and their families, working in partnership with their Armed Forces Champions. In those areas where there are particularly high levels of demand, for example garrison towns, this will form a significant part of the work done in individual Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>Data is currently only available for the latest month and at a national level. For assessment periods ending in April 2022, we held a response for approximately 45% of the UC caseload. From this data we have identified 33,800 UC claimants who have previously served in the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 11553 11817 question first answered 08/06/2022 10:56:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467213

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans were in receipt of Personal Independence Payment in Wales on average during 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/06/2022 14:00:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi