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1236558

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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 Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 24 March 2020 to Question 30051 on Pension Credit stating that her Department will carry out a full evaluation of the 12-week Pension Credit awareness campaign that started on 12 February 2020, if she will outline (a) the results of that evaluation including how successful it was in meeting its objectives and (b) her Department’s plans for future awareness raising of Pension Credit following that evaluation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	93723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the campaign was to support Pension Credit take-up and test impact.</p><p> </p><p>There was a 20% increase in telephone calls to the Pension Credit claim line (during the course of the campaign the weekly average was 2,493 phone calls compared to a weekly average in 2019 of 2,079 phone calls).</p><p> </p><p>There was also significant engagement with social media and a spike of activity on viewing the Pension Credit website pages with more than 5,000 sessions on the launch day, 10 February (compared to 1,000 on 3 February).</p><p> </p><p>However, it should be stressed that other factors may affect these numbers, including the BBC TV licensing decision and the effect of the Pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the Pandemic, all pensions campaigns are currently on hold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/09/2020 12:06:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 50040 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1230391

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the extent to which the rise in retirement age for women has resulted in vulnerable 60 to 65 year-olds continuing to work during the covid-19 outbreak; what progress she has made in developing a fair transitional scheme to delayed retirement for women born in the 1950s; and what extra support will be given to the poorest women in that category.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	83656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Parliament set out in the Pensions Acts fair transitional arrangements when it introduced the changes to State Pension age, including measures in 2011, costing £1.1 billion, to ensure that no woman’s pension age changed by more than 18 months. It is not proposed to amend the Pensions Act of 1995, 2008 or 2011 or change the £1.1billion transitional provision. There are no plans for further transitional provisions. The government strengthened the financial safety net for those who need it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support is available through the welfare system for people who are unable to work or are on a low income, including those that are nearing their State Pension age.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/09/2020 14:18:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 45008 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1218873

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to use the Government’s administrative data to identify married women who are not receiving the level of state pension to which they are entitled; how many of those women have been identified; what the average value is of those backdated state pension payments, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	66002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of a number of cases where individuals have been underpaid State Pension. We corrected our records and reimbursed those affected as soon as errors were identified.</p><p> </p><p>We would encourage anyone who thinks they have failed to claim a State Pension increase they are eligible for to contact the department.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/07/2020 16:36:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 34350 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218874

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to determine the circumstances in which interest is added to back payments of a state pension.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	66003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The DWP has a discretionary special payment scheme and the current criteria has been in place since 2012. If a benefit payment has been delayed DWP can consider a payment to recognise any erosion in the value of the money. Special payments for ‘interest’ are calculated using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-hmrc-interest-rates-for-late-and-early-payments/rates-and-allowances-hmrc-interest-rates" target="_blank">HMRC’s repayment interest rate</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/07/2020 13:41:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 34351 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218875

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether entitlement to a Category D pension requires a person to make a claim.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	66004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>A claim for a Category D State Pension is required (under section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992), unless the individual is resident in Great Britain at age 80 and is already getting another category of State Pension (Section 1 and Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987, Regulation 3(1)(b)).</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/07/2020 16:39:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 34352 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218876

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a widow is entitled to claim back underpaid state pension for periods before she was widowed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	66005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>In circumstances where it is identified that individuals are entitled to arrears of underpaid State Pension, these are paid in accordance with relevant legislation (section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992) if a claim to Category BL is required, and if a claim is not required Social Security ((Claims and Payments) Regs 1987, reg 3(cb)).</p><p> </p><p>Any person seeking to claim can get assistance if they call The Pension Service on its Freephone number 0800 731 0469.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/07/2020 16:44:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 34353 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218877

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a married woman is entitled to draw an immediate category BL pension when her husband reaches state pension age in cases where her husband has deferred taking his own pension.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	66006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Under The Pensions Act 2007 and The Social Security (State Pension and National Insurance Credits) Regulations 2009/2206, since 6 April 2010 where a husband has deferred claiming his State Pension, his spouse has been able to claim their State Pension Category BL top up from his State Pension age.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/07/2020 16:41:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 34354 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1218196

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the underpayments of state pension to women who have not received their full state pension will be passed on to the (a) surviving spouse and (b) beneficiaries of a will where a female pensioner is deceased.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	65109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Where arrears of Cat BL pension are payable, they will be distributed to those who have a legitimate claim to the monies. This could include the surviving spouse and the beneficiaries of a will.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/07/2020 13:23:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 33974 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1205735

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of married women (a) entitled to and (b) in receipt of a state pension through the National Insurance contributions of a their (i) husband, (ii) late husband or (ii) ex husband; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	61702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the number of married women entitled to a State Pension through the National Insurance contributions of their husband, late husband or ex-husband, because their entitlement will only be determined by a consideration of their individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/07/2020 16:22:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 31789 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1198415

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Pensions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect people from pension scams and fraud.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	51791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>In these unprecedented times we are committed to protecting people from pension scams and fraud. DWP is working with other Government Departments, the Pension Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and other industry bodies to raise awareness and to monitor for evidence of an increase in pension related fraudster activity. We will continue to use evidence available, to identify what specific and proportionate measures may be necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Government has introduced measures to tackle pension scams following the December 2016 Pension Scams: Consultation <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pension-scams/pensions-scams-consultation" target="_blank">link</a>. These include making it harder to open fraudulent schemes from 2018, and legislating to introduce a ban on cold calling in relation to pensions in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also bringing forward legislation, through the Pension Schemes Bill which is currently passing through Parliament. These measures will give trustees’ assurance they will not be required to make statutory transfer, unless specified conditions are met.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The PPF, in collaboration with regulators and pensions bodies, recently published a guide,’COVID-19 and your pension: where to get help’, which answers common pension concerns and helps individuals find the right support. This includes guidance for individuals who are concerned about pension scams.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ppf.co.uk/covid-19-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.ppf.co.uk/covid-19-pensions</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/06/2020 14:45:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 25867 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma