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1037869

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
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 claiming employment and support allowance have been migrated onto universal credit due to an unsuccessful work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	206454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 206455 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:30:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1037894

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants who have appealed their unsuccessful work capability assessment have been transferred onto universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	206455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 206454 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:30:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1029312

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of penalties charged in cases of over payment of Carers Allowance were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	204629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>DWP can impose a £50 Civil Penalty for claimant error where enquiries show that a claimant has failed to provide accurate information as part of their benefit claim or in connection with an award of benefit, they have not taken reasonable steps to correct the error and their action has resulted in an overpayment of over £65.</p><p> </p><p>An Administrative Penalty may be offered to claimants as an alternative to a prosecution where an overpayment of benefit has occurred due to an act or omission by that person and there are grounds for instituting proceedings for an offence against the person relating to the overpayment.</p><p> </p><p>The minimum amount of the Administrative Penalty is £350 or 50% of the recoverable overpayment, whichever is greater, up to a maximum of £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>A debtor would not be expected to repay any recoverable benefit overpayment or DWP financial penalty all at once, as repayments can be made over time.</p><p>It is not possible to provide specific Administrative Penalty rates as applied to Carer’s Allowance overpayment cases as this information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/01/2019 17:22:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 94122 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938623

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive a child disability element in their child tax credit award; and what proportion of those families have a child who qualifies for a lower rather than a higher child disability addition under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of families receiving a child disability element in their child tax credit award is available on the HMRC website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2016-to-2017</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the proportion of those families with a child who qualifies for a lower rather than a higher child disability addition under universal credit is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/07/2018 16:40:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938626

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Disabled Child Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive a disabled child premium via income support; and of those families receiving that support how many have a child who will qualify for a lower rather than a higher child disability addition under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 163217 163218 question first answered 16/07/2018 16:40:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938627

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Disabled Child Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive a disabled child premium via a job seekers allowance award; and of those families receiving that award how many have a child who will qualify for a lower rather than a higher child disability addition under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 163216 163218 question first answered 16/07/2018 16:40:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938629

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Universal Credit: Disability
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 families with a disabled child claiming means tested benefits or tax credit who will have a lower entitlement under universal credit, disregarding any transitional protection payments; and what estimate she has made of the average change in entitlement by families so affected.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 163216 163217 question first answered 16/07/2018 16:40:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938639

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Children in Care: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available to meet the need of disabled children with looked- after status.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Under the Children Act 1989 Local Authorities are required to make provision for the accommodation and maintenance of all looked-after children, whether or not they are disabled.</p><p> </p><p>Financial support for disabled children is available through Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - a benefit for children under the age of 16 who, due to a disability or health condition, have mobility issues and/or require substantially more care, attention and supervision than children their age normally would. Child DLA comprises a Care component and a Mobility component; either or both can be claimed, depending on the child’s overall needs and age.</p><p> </p><p>In order to avoid duplication of provision, the DLA care component is not available to children being looked after in care homes where the Local Authority is meeting their accommodation and maintenance costs. The mobility component is still available however. Furthermore, if a looked after child is in a foster home the foster parents may be able to claim DLA (both components) on their behalf</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/07/2018 09:13:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

938641

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Carers: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a carer who provides full-time care for a disabled person and is awaiting a decision on their claim for a qualifying disability benefit will be automatically placed in the no-conditionality group of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	163221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The important role that carers play in our society is recognised and in Universal Credit a claimant who has caring responsibilities for one or more severely disabled persons for at least 35 hours a week should be placed in the no work related requirements group of Universal Credit. This includes those caring for a severely disabled person who is still awaiting an assessment for a severe disability benefit.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/07/2018 10:17:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

892242

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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 Premium
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 12 March 2018 to Question 130769, on Disability Premium, on what date her Department plans to release the ad-hoc statistics publication for employment and support allowance people in receipt of severe and enhanced disability premiums.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	138566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Disability Premium data is currently being quality assured. We cannot yet give an exact date for the publication.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/05/2018 10:14:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George