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442767

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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, if he will make an assessment of how many pensioners will have the assessed income periods of their pension credit end early as a result of changes to pension credit on 6 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	21041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong>We estimate that around 250,000 Pension Credit recipients will have their assessed income period (AIP) end early. This estimate is based on DWP administrative data and includes an assumption about the number of new AIPs that will be set between now and 5 April 2016. The end of an AIP does not necessarily change the Pension Credit award; the effect depends on whether any changes to income or capital have taken place.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 14:33:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

442768

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance: 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 impact assessment he has made of the Government's proposal to limit housing benefit for claimants in the social housing sector to local housing allowance rates from 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	21145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>This policy is still under development and full impact and equality impact assessments will be undertaken in due course.</p><p>This measure is not being introduced until April 2018 and only then where new tenancies have been taken out or existing tenancies renewed from 1 April 2016.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 13:33:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

442401

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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 estimate his Department has made of the cost of moving pensioners who receive less than £156.65 per week onto the new state pension from April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The new State Pension reforms have been carefully balanced to ensure that the new system will not cost more than the existing system. Therefore, extending the new system rules to existing pensioners (while maintaining cost neutrality) would see many pensioners facing a reduction in their state pension entitlement.</p><br /><p>We have no current assessments of the costs of extending the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. Information from 2011 is available here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf</a></p><br /><p>A comparison between what current pensioners receive and £155.65 a week is not appropriate because the existing State Pension system is made up of multiple components.</p><br /><p>Data regarding the total weekly amount of benefit, by category of pension, for the state pension caseload can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html</a></p><br /><p>The new State Pension introduces a fundamental simplification of the state pension system and we have no plans to extend the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. The Guarantee Credit in Pension Credit will continue to provide a safety net for existing and new pensioners.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 20707 20708 question first answered 12/01/2016 14:50:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

442402

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Pensioners
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 number of pensioners who receive a lower weekly pension payment than the new state pension of £156.65.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The new State Pension reforms have been carefully balanced to ensure that the new system will not cost more than the existing system. Therefore, extending the new system rules to existing pensioners (while maintaining cost neutrality) would see many pensioners facing a reduction in their state pension entitlement.</p><br /><p>We have no current assessments of the costs of extending the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. Information from 2011 is available here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf</a></p><br /><p>A comparison between what current pensioners receive and £155.65 a week is not appropriate because the existing State Pension system is made up of multiple components.</p><br /><p>Data regarding the total weekly amount of benefit, by category of pension, for the state pension caseload can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html</a></p><br /><p>The new State Pension introduces a fundamental simplification of the state pension system and we have no plans to extend the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. The Guarantee Credit in Pension Credit will continue to provide a safety net for existing and new pensioners.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 20706 20708 question first answered 12/01/2016 14:50:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

442403

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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 assessment he has made of the costs and benefits of compensating people on the current state pension who will not reach the level of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	20708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The new State Pension reforms have been carefully balanced to ensure that the new system will not cost more than the existing system. Therefore, extending the new system rules to existing pensioners (while maintaining cost neutrality) would see many pensioners facing a reduction in their state pension entitlement.</p><br /><p>We have no current assessments of the costs of extending the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. Information from 2011 is available here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223172/cost_140_a_week_state_pension.pdf</a></p><br /><p>A comparison between what current pensioners receive and £155.65 a week is not appropriate because the existing State Pension system is made up of multiple components.</p><br /><p>Data regarding the total weekly amount of benefit, by category of pension, for the state pension caseload can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/amtgp/cat/a_carate_r_amtgp_c_cat_may15.html</a></p><br /><p>The new State Pension introduces a fundamental simplification of the state pension system and we have no plans to extend the new State Pension reforms to existing pensioners. The Guarantee Credit in Pension Credit will continue to provide a safety net for existing and new pensioners.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 20706 20707 question first answered 12/01/2016 14:50:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

442404

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Disability Living Allowance: 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 proportion of personal independence payment special rules claimants received disability living allowance from 1 April 2013 to 31 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	20709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The number of Disability Living Allowance claimants who were reassessed for Personal Independence Payment under the special rules for people who are terminally ill between April 2013 and October 2015 are published and can be found at</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore is available here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/01/2016 14:10:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

442405

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis who were awarded the daily living component of personal independence payment scored all of their points due to aid and appliances.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	20724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>For Multiple Sclerosis, the number of individuals awarded the Daily Living component of PIP who scored all of their points due to aids and appliances is 2,200.</p><p>This data relates to the period April 2013 to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2015, and includes Normal Rules awards only.</p><p>DWP are currently running a consultation to seek views on how support can best be provided to help meet the costs of disability which are faced by people who are currently awarded points due to aids and appliances. The department is keen to hear views from all interested parties, especially disabled people and disability organisations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 13:21:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

442406

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance: Supported Housing
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 exempt (a) domestic violence refuges and (b) other supported accommodation where higher rates of housing benefit are paid from planned changes to the housing benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	20741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of Local Housing Allowance limits to social sector tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit will only apply from April 2018 where new tenancies have been taken out or renewed after April 2016.</p><br /><p>The Department is working on the exact policy design details for tenants in supported accommodation which includes domestic violence refuges.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 20740 question first answered 11/01/2016 13:35:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

442407

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance: Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to planned changes to the housing benefit cap announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect of that cap on (a) domestic violence refuges and (b) other supported accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	20740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of Local Housing Allowance limits to social sector tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit will only apply from April 2018 where new tenancies have been taken out or renewed after April 2016.</p><br /><p>The Department is working on the exact policy design details for tenants in supported accommodation which includes domestic violence refuges.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 20741 question first answered 11/01/2016 13:35:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

442408

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
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 take steps to allow people in receipt of the War Disablement Pension for mesothelioma to apply for the new compensation settlement award.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	20798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Specified payments are set out in the Mesothelioma Scheme Regulations and include payments under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disability and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 and payments under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011. If a person is eligible for or in receipt of a war disablement pension under either of these Orders then they are not eligible for a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS).</p><br /><p>The Department does not intend to change the rules relating to specified payments in relation to DMPS.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 13:29:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main