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381569

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Access to Work Programme
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 net effect of the Access to Work scheme on public expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimating a Value for Money figure for Access to Work is difficult – there is no readily available comparison group against which to assess the difference the programme makes to someone’s likelihood of being in work.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work covers a wide range of different types of support. Each individual case is different and it is not possible to estimate the return to the Exchequer for each one.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are considering how best to estimate the return on investment delivered by Access to Work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 15:00:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

381591

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
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 is taking to ensure that terminally ill people access benefits to which they are entitled.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	2779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department uses a range of channels to communicate with claimants and advisers ‒ including leaflets, and the government information website GOV.UK. Furthermore, the Department works closely with a range of organisations to ensure they can give the best possible advice to their clients, including people that are terminally ill, on possible benefit entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>Claims for disability or incapacity benefits, including Personal Independence Payment or Employment and Support Allowance, for people that are terminally ill are fast-tracked under the Department’s ‘special rules’. Once identified their claim must be processed as soon as possible, and they will not need to have a face-to- face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>More information on how to claim benefits such as PIP and ESA can be found on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/disability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/disability</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 15:53:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

381825

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the rate of disability employment.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	900463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Last year saw an increase of 238,000 disabled people in work. The employment rate is now 46.3% - up 2.1% from last year. Our Disability Confident Campaign is ensuring that employers understand the benefits of employing disabled people. And our programmes, like Work Choice and Access to Work, are supporting disabled people into work. We will continue build on this success.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:06:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

384427

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to help people with disabilities into work and training.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	900458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have extended Access to Work to support disabled people take up supported internships and traineeships. We are launching Specialist Employability Support to provide intensive back to work support for more disabled people. We will continue to work with employers to ensure that they understand the benefits of recruiting and retaining disabled people.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:04:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

384429

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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: Private 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 change there has been in the number of working private renters claiming housing benefit since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	900462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of working private renters claiming HB since 2010 has increased by 225,000 as the economy has continued to grow and people move from out of work benefits into employment. Evidence suggests that around a third of those who claim in-work HB cease to claim HB within twelve months.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:08:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

384431

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on maintaining the level of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) personal independence payment and (c) attendance allowance for disabled claimants.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	900454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State is currently reviewing how we spend money on welfare . The outcome of this will be announced when the work is complete.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms demonstrate our strong record of supporting disabled people. We introduced PIP to ensure more support is going to those who need it. Over 700,000 of those stuck on incapacity benefits under Labour are now preparing or looking for work.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last Parliament spending on disability benefits increased in real terms, and disability employment has increased by 238,000 over the last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:21:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan