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1601794

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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: National Insurance Credits
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 the work being undertaken by his Department to find a solution to automatically transfer Class 3 National Insurance Credits to the electronic National Insurance Recording System for Universal Credit claimants, how many Universal Credit claimants have paid voluntary national insurance contributions to cover their time claiming Universal Credit as a result of the fact that at present those credits are not being automatically transferred to that system.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	160319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not responsible for the administration of voluntary National Insurance Contributions. HMRC have responsibility for this area.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/03/2023 12:02:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601817

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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: National Insurance Contributions
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 potential merits of (a) extending the transitional arrangements for buying missing national insurance contributions beyond 5 April 2023 and (b) increasing staffing for the relevant HMRC and Pension Centre Helplines.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	160459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-03-07/hcws608" target="_blank">Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>) was made on 7 March 2023 by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury confirming that the deadline for contributions has been extended to 31 July. This is to ensure customers do not miss out on the opportunity to make voluntary NICs for the period between 5 April 2006 to the end of the 2016/17 tax year. All voluntary NICs payments for this period will now be accepted at the existing 2022/23 rates until the 31 July 2023. This extension allows HMRC and DWP the time to process enquiries and payments to ensure people’s State Penson eligibility can be maximised.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 15/03/2023 14:17:01 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1601927

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156145 on Universal Credit, if he will publish the equality impact assessment that was undertaken for the enhanced support element of the additional Jobcentre support pilot.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	160282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Equality Impact Analysis was carried out for the original rollout of Additional Jobcentre Support. It is under continuous review as we improve our offer and is not appropriate to publish at this time.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/03/2023 16:24:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601937

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
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 the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much his Department has spent on the pensions dashboards programme since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	160283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) has received £41.5M funding via the Financial Services Levy and the General Levy since the programme was established in July 2019 up to February 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/03/2023 15:43:01 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601943

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
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 the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much expenditure his Department has allocated to deliver the Pensions Dashboard Programme in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	160284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, as part of the spending review DWP agreed PDP spend in 2023/4 would likely be £18.3million; in 2024/5 it would likely be £29.1million. But final budget will be agreed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/03/2023 16:13:23 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601945

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
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 the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed (a) directly by his Department and (b) by the Money and Pensions Service to support the delivery of the Pensions Dashboard Programme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	160285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has set up the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) to deliver pensions dashboards. As of 28 February 2023, there are 41.4 full-time equivalent staff who are directly employed from MaPS to work on Programme delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Although DWP staff are not directly involved with delivery at the Programme, as I stated in the Written Ministerial Statement, published on 2 March 2023, DWP will play a full role in the reset of the Programme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/03/2023 15:45:41 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601954

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
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 the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, whether he is taking steps to ensure that people moving into retirement after the original first connection deadline of 31 August 2023 but before the unspecified new first connection deadline have adequate support to help them access their pension pots.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	160286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not yet set out the date when Pensions Dashboards will be available to the general public. That will be announced when the Secretary of State is satisfied that dashboards are ready to support widespread use, based on a series of relevant factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently offers free and impartial pensions guidance through the Money and Pensions Service, this is something we urge savers to use before accessing their retirement savings.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/03/2023 16:27:09 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1601958

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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 and 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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 154053 on Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment, what steps he is taking to put in place safeguards to prevent vulnerable claimants’ claims falling out of payment.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	160393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Some claimants may not be able to engage effectively with the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims process due to vulnerability – for example, they may not understand the consequences of not returning a claim or review form and not have a personal acting body (PAB) to help them. Claimants identified as requiring additional support (AS) during the gathering of initial claim information, or at a later date in the claimant journey, can have an AS marker added to their claim. Elements of the PIP claims process have been adapted to provide further support for this group, including not disallowing them for non-return of a form.</p><p /><p>The PIP Assessment Guide is guidance for health professionals carrying out assessments and includes a section (1.12) on identifying claimants who require AS to engage with the PIP application process.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly review the use of the AS marker to ensure it continues to protect those who find it difficult to engage with the PIP process.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 160394 question first answered 14/03/2023 11:08:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1601960

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Publications
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 6 March 2023 to Question 152230 on Department for Work and Pensions: Publications, if he will make it his Department's policy to routinely send the Touchbase newsletter to all staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	160289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Touchbase is a weekly email newsletter from the Department for Work and Pensions which provides links to new and updated information on GOV.UK and other websites. It is the primary communication channel for DWP to a wide range of external stakeholders from diverse organisations across the UK who work with, support and advise our customers.</p><p>While Touchbase is not produced for Jobcentre Plus staff or Universal Credit claimants, DWP has a comprehensive internal communications programme which ensures that colleagues across the organisation are aware of the department’s priorities and the individual initiatives to deliver them.</p><p>The topics covered in Touchbase will routinely be part of this internal communications programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 160290 160291 160292 question first answered 14/03/2023 18:00:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1601961

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Publications
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 6 March to Question 152230 on Department for Work and Pensions: Publications, what recent assessment his Department made of the effectiveness of Touchbase at communicating Department activity to Job Centre Plus staff.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	160290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Touchbase is a weekly email newsletter from the Department for Work and Pensions which provides links to new and updated information on GOV.UK and other websites. It is the primary communication channel for DWP to a wide range of external stakeholders from diverse organisations across the UK who work with, support and advise our customers.</p><p>While Touchbase is not produced for Jobcentre Plus staff or Universal Credit claimants, DWP has a comprehensive internal communications programme which ensures that colleagues across the organisation are aware of the department’s priorities and the individual initiatives to deliver them.</p><p>The topics covered in Touchbase will routinely be part of this internal communications programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 160289 160291 160292 question first answered 14/03/2023 18:00:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra