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417381

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Private Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of housing benefit on the level of private-sector rents.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	9149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effect of housing benefit on the level of private sector rents.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Housing Allowance rates for 2015/16 (effective from April 2015) were published by Rent Officers on 30 January 2015 together with the 30<sup>th</sup> percentiles of local rents.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2015 14:43:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

417384

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the supply of one-bedroom properties for people affected by the under-occupancy penalty (a) on the Isle of Wight and (b) nationwide.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	9150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the social rented sector there are 1.4 million one-bedroom properties, with approximately 130,000 of these becoming available each year. This equates to a turnover of about 10%.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2015 14:37:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

416553

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
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 how many people aged 18 to 21 will be affected by changes to housing benefits announced in the Summer Budget 2015 in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	8929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of the legislative process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2015 15:21:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

416627

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Tower Hamlets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision for Discretionary Housing Payments he plans to make for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in (a) 2015-16 and (b) each of the next three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	9080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The allocation for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in 2015/2016 for Tower Hamlets is £1,565,107.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made on allocations to local authorities for the next three financial years, however as announced in the Budget, overall DHP funding will be increased to £800 million over the next five years. The Department considers the allocation of Discretionary Housing Payments each year, based on each local authority’s Housing Benefit expenditure and the local impact of reforms.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2015 15:17:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

416753

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Motability on eligibility for the Specialised Vehicles Fund.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Motability administers the Specialised Vehicles Fund (SVF) on behalf of DWP. Motability provides periodic reports to DWP on their administration of the SVF, including on the issues it considers when prioritising applications for help from the SVF.</p><p> </p><p>All Departmental spending is being considered as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9023 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:12:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

416754

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Motability: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase funding to Motability for the Specialised Vehicles Fund.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Motability administers the Specialised Vehicles Fund (SVF) on behalf of DWP. Motability provides periodic reports to DWP on their administration of the SVF, including on the issues it considers when prioritising applications for help from the SVF.</p><p> </p><p>All Departmental spending is being considered as part of the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9022 question first answered 10/09/2015 15:12:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

416806

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 cost to the public purse of a personal independence payment claimant appealing a negative decision on an application.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	8635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The latest figure available for the average cost of an appeal, including PIP appeals, for Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service, who hear appeals, is £214.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2015 15:05:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips