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997365

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	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 and what proportion of working people in receipt of top up benefits are resident in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) in each region of the UK and (c) in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	184954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of in work families receiving tax credits are in table 1.1 of the Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: finalised annual awards - 2016 to 2017 published by HMRC can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720570/Main_publication_-_final_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720570/Main_publication_-_final_tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Geographical breakdowns including constituency level figures are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720739/Main_geographical_-_final_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720739/Main_geographical_-_final_tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit and Housing Benefit statistics for Great Britain are regularly published and the latest statistics for September 2018 and May 2018 respectively can be accessed 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://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The information available for the number of employed individuals that are in receipt of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance in May 2018 in geographical areas of Great Britain can be found in the following table.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 18:17:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma attachment 1 file name People Table 184954.docx title Working people in receipt of IS, JSA or ESA previous answer version 82637 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

997423

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	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 16 October 2018 to Question 15879 on Social Security Benefits, how many of those applicants affected by the lower cap in May 2018 were affected by it in November 2013.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	184855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Of the 27,400 households who had their Housing Benefit capped at November 2013, 2,900 (11%) households had their Housing Benefit capped in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/11/2018 16:34:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

997426

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	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 plans to publish the updated research into the effect of the lower benefit cap; and if she will place a copy of the brief for this work in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	184858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking an evaluation of the lower, tiered benefit cap. It has commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to carry out research through a quantitative longitudinal survey of capped households under Housing Benefit and Universal Credit, and qualitative case studies of local authorities. This research is being undertaken alongside in-house DWP analysis of capped households, which will be peer reviewed by the IFS.</p><p> </p><p>The Department expects to publish the full findings by the spring 2019; the published report will be available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/11/2018 16:35:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

992742

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	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 people in receipt of back-payments for employment support allowance will also be in receipt of back-payments for other legacy benefits.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	182261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>This exercise is to correct historic errors in Employment and Support Allowance and ensure arrears due are paid in line with primary legislation.</p><p>Legacy benefits is the term used for benefits migrating to Universal Credit – these are income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income-Based Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefits, Child and Working Tax Credits.</p><p>Where the Department administers these benefits we are ensuring that arrears due, as a result of these historic errors, are made to claimants in line with primary legislation. For benefits administered outside of the Department such as Tax Credits, eligibility is determined by the relevant authority/department.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 30/10/2018 10:21:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

990339

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	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 her Department has targets for moving people from jobseeker's allowance to employment support allowance; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	181319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>There are no Departmental targets for moving people from Jobseeker’s Allowance to Employment and Support Allowance. Every benefit claim is considered on its merits, and decisions are made based on the available evidence and the legislation according to which such decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/10/2018 16:35:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

987718

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will take steps to improve access to home assessments for claimants of personal independence payment and universal credit who are unable to attend an assessment centre.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	907052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>It’s important to note that any claimant can request a home visit although I do recognise improvements can be made to ensure that those who need a home assessment are able to get one.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering aspects of our assessment processes, including how claimants requiring a home visit can be identified more effectively at the beginning of the process and the ease with which they can request one.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/10/2018 16:00:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

987844

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	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 claims for (a) Personal Independence Payment and (b) Employment and Support Allowance were (i) made and (ii) awarded in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	179301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) registrations and clearances (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) and the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants who undertake a Work Capability Assessment and the related outcomes by month is publically available and can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/10/2018 14:12:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

983135

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	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 affected by the lower benefit cap in May 2018 were also affected by the cap in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	175879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Lower Benefit Cap was introduced on 7<sup>th</sup> November, 2016. There were 27,000 households who had their Housing Benefit capped in both February 2017 and May 2018. 1,000 households had their Universal Credit capped in both February 2017 and May 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/10/2018 16:13:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

983136

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	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 no longer affected by the lower benefit cap became exempt because they became in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance (support group), (b) personal independent payments and (c) another exempting benefit.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	175880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The breakdown of information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of households that no longer had their Housing Benefit capped at May 2018 because they became exempt as they were in receipt of an exempt benefit is published here: <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: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/10/2018 09:52:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

972369

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	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 the average processing time is for DS1500 forms for new claims for (a) universal credit, (b) personal independence payments, (c) disability living allowance, (d) employment and support allowance and (e) attendance allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	174071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The DS1500 is not a claim form and its use in providing evidential support for claims from people who are terminally ill claiming benefit is not obligatory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2018 10:38:40 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry