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1278293

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her benefit cap policy of the findings of the Child Poverty Action Group in its report Capped in The New Year that an estimated 35,000 households will be capped at the start of 2021 as their grace period expired in December 2020 and a further 41,000 will be capped in the first few months of 2021, as their grace period expires from January to March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	140096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The information to undertake such an assessment is not currently available. The Benefit Cap quarterly statistics scheduled for publication later in the year will set out the volume of capped households for the periods in question. The relevant publication dates can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=benefit%20AND%20cap&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5b%5d=department-for-work-pensions&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=benefit+AND+cap&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=department-for-work-pensions&amp;order=relevance</a></p><p> </p><p>The benefit cap grace period is applied irrespective of whether or not the household has sufficient benefit income to be in scope for the cap. This ensures that a claimant will benefit from the grace period exemption should any change of circumstances bring them into the scope of the cap during that period. Many claimants who have the grace period applied will not be in scope of the cap when the grace period ends.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/01/2021 15:55:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1255487

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the longer term potential merits of suspending the Benefit Cap.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	120955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>No Assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/12/2020 17:34:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1255058

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
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 section 96(A) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, when she next plans to review the level of the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	120086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>i) Due to the early election taking place the levels of the cap were not reviewed in the last Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>ii) DWP routinely collects data on capped households and publishes that information each quarter. The latest statistical release, published on 26 November 2020, shows the picture in August 2020 and includes household characteristics together with regional breakdowns supported by a narrative that provides insight into the data drivers. The latest statistical release can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>iii) Information relating to households who will be newly affected by the Benefit Cap in November and December at the end of their grace period is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 120087 120088 question first answered 02/12/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 65317 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1237854

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she next plans to review the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	95675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has a statutory obligation to review the levels of the benefit cap at least once in each Parliament unless an early election is called, as it was last year. A review will take place at an appropriate point in the future.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/10/2020 12:55:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1223723

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which open banking models have allowed people in financial need to share their income with HMRC in order to fast-track their applications for new welfare entitlements; and when were those models trialled.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	72898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The department does not use open banking, nor is it aware of information about open banking models that have allowed people in financial need to share their income with HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/07/2020 12:44:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1221571

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 62431 on the suspension of benefits conditionality, how her Department will determine what a reasonable claimant commitment is in the new normal.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>All requirements in the Claimant Commitment will be set in discussions with claimants, who will take ownership of planning how they will meet the requirements and ultimately secure employment. These requirements will be agreed by both the work coach and claimant and will be reasonable taking into account current circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 70413 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:36:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1221572

registered interest
date	07/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 62431 on the suspension of benefits conditionality, who will determine whether a claimant commitment is reasonable for the new normal.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	70413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>All requirements in the Claimant Commitment will be set in discussions with claimants, who will take ownership of planning how they will meet the requirements and ultimately secure employment. These requirements will be agreed by both the work coach and claimant and will be reasonable taking into account current circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 70412 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:36:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1220936

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
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 were claiming (a) job seeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) income support at the time at which the £20 uplift was made to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	69632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>National Statistics for claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support is published quarterly and the latest available information up to November 2019 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The statistics for the number of people claiming these benefits to February 2020 and to May 2020 will be published in August and November 2020 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance is published monthly by the Office for National Statistics on the NOMIS website, and the latest data to May 2020 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/07/2020 14:32:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1221001

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department’s policy is on length of time to be allocated to benefit claimants for (a) first claimant commitment interviews, (b) work search reviews and (c) work-focused interviews; and whether those time allocations have changed from 1 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	69561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>As we re-introduce claimant commitments we are initially conducting these interviews by phone and testing a 30-minute commitment appointment. We will evaluate this testing and as with all policies we will keep this continually under review. Jobcentre Plus offices continue to remain open to help vulnerable claimants who may not be able to access support through the phone or their journal.</p><p> </p><p>The work search reviews will continue with the timings of the existing intervention regime where work coaches have the option to pick from a range of appointment lengths.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is continually assessing the service being offered to customers and we continue to keep staff numbers under review as part of our response to the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market. We are rapidly making provisions to return to face-to-face appointments with work coaches to support jobseekers as part of our reopening on jobcentre’s in line with public health guidance across the country.</p><p>We have already committed to increasing the number of Work Coaches and Case Managers and recruitment is already underway.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/07/2020 16:55:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 36148 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1201516

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June to Question 51540, on Social Security Benefits, if she will publish the equality impact assessment on the potential effect of the benefit cap in relation to the recent increase to (a) the standard allowance of universal credit and (b) local housing allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	55659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has complied with her duties under the Equality Act 2010 in respect of the recent policy changes and the potential impacts of the interaction with other policies. There is no requirement to record this in the form of an equality impact assessment and therefore, we do not intend to publish the analysis.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/06/2020 15:07:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms