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date	13/03/2015
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	Disposable Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of disposable income of each (a) age group and (b) income group in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland was in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Annual estimates by country of median and mean disposable equivalised household income by age group (i.e. for children, working age adults and pensioners) on a three-year average basis are available from the latest Households Below Average Income publication.</p><p> </p><p>These different age groups can be found in tables 2.6ts (for children); 2.7ts (for working age adults); 2.8ts (for pensioners). These can be accessed via the ‘Supporting data tables’ link in here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Estimates of median disposable income of quintile income group by country are not available in the Households Below Average Income publication and therefore are presented in the tables below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(i)UK- £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>613</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(ii) Scotland - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>783</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(iii) England - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td><p>940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>828</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>(iv) Wales - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>709</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(v)Northern Ireland - £pw equivalised 2012/13 prices</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Quintile group medians</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Quintile 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(median)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income Before Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>776</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Income After Housing Costs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09-10/11</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10-11/12</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11-12/13</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>359</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>696</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: HBAI</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Estimates for Government regions are presented as three year rolling averages. This is to ensure that the sample size is sufficient to produce robust estimates. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £.</p><p> </p><p>2. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to a degree of uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 17:20:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227319

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme in 2013 or earlier (i) have and (ii) have not achieved a sustained job outcome.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested in respect of the Work Programme is published and available at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:13:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227320

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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 Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support faith-based employment support initiatives since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP employment programmes such as the Work Programme, Youth Contract and Mandatory Employment Programmes are open to all claimants , regardless of race, gender and faith.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Flexible Support Fund, Jobcentre Plus District Manager’s have freedom and flexibility to take forward local support initiatives, including for specific groups.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:29:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227322

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Jobclubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support job clubs run by volunteers since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Club funding of up to £10,000 start-up costs was available under Get Britain Working. Since April 2012, when central funding ceased, District Managers have the discretion to fund start-up costs from their core budgets dependent on local demand<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:20:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227323

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by DWP on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publicly available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:41:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227324

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department publishes details of all staff engaged off payroll in its Annual Report and Accounts and the information requested can be found at the following links:</p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323953/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2013-2014.PDF" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2012-2013</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:31:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

226789

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Young People: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides to 18 and 19 year olds in employment who have never attended college or university.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	227221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>18 and 19 year olds who are working fewer than 16 hours per week may be entitled to out of work benefits. In areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out, 18 and 19 year olds who are on a low income or out of work may be entitled to claim Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:58:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

226799

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) national newspaper advertisements, (d) local newspaper advertisements, (e) social media advertising and (f) other types of advertising in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	227305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, the member for Horsham (Mr Maude) on Tuesday 17 March 2015 to Question UIN<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;uin=227295" target="_blank">227295</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 15:35:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane