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1716007

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, whether additional funding is available to local authorities to provide services to assist people with Universal Credit claims where those services are not available through Citizens Advice.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	24946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Help to Claim (HtC) was developed and delivered from 2019, and continues to be delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland independently across England, Scotland, and Wales. A further £38m investment is planned for HtC for two years from April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>HtC provides tailored practical support to anyone who needs it and it enables individuals requiring additional support to make and maintain their UC claim, up until their first correct UC payment. HtC supports customers through telephony and digital channels (including webchat). Where somebody is unable to make a digital UC Claim they will support that person to make a UC Claim by telephone. Those individuals who are unable to access support via these channels will be signposted to their local jobcentre, where staff will identify the right support to meet their needs, face-to-face.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, HtC has supported nearly 900,000 people.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2024 14:56:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1695339

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	Employment: Disability
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 Answers of 6 March 2024 to Question 16495 and of 11 March 2024 to Question 17444 on Employment: Disability, what guidance his Department issues to employers on home assessments to ensure the suitability of equipment for disabled people taking on home-based employment.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	18179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>An employer has the same health and safety responsibilities for people working from home, including those with disabilities, as for any other workers. Employers must protect their workers from health and safety risks from working on a computer or laptop (display screen equipment or DSE) at home and should check to see if the Display Screen Equipment Regulations apply. HSE guidance provides more information: <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/home-working/employer/index.htm" target="_blank">Managing home workers' health and safety - Overview – HSE</a></p><p> </p><p>Separately, the Chance to Work Guarantee will remove reassessments for the majority of Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance claimants (ESA) with no work-related requirements. The purpose of the Guarantee is to encourage claimants who have been assessed without work-related requirements to try work without the fear of reassessment, within existing permitted work rules in ESA and work allowance rules in UC.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 11:26:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1694234

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to mandate (a) health and safety checks, (b) the provision of adapted (i) computer chairs, (ii) desks, (iii) screens and (iv) keyboards for disabled employees who are working from home whilst taking part in the Work Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	17444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 6 March to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-01/16495" target="_blank">16495</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/03/2024 16:39:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1693040

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to mandate (a) health and safety checks, (b) the provision of adapted (i) computer chairs, (ii) desks, (iii) screens and (iv) keyboards for disabled employees taking part in the Work Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	16495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chance to Work Guarantee will remove reassessments for the vast majority of existing claimants with no work-related requirements. The purpose of the Guarantee is to encourage claimants who do not currently have any work-related requirements to consider, on a voluntary basis, trying work under ESA permitted work and the UC work allowance rules without the fear of reassessment and losing their benefit entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers. The aim of this duty under equality law is to ensure that, as far as is reasonable, disabled workers have the same access to everything involved in doing and keeping a job as non-disabled workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/03/2024 10:16:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1690411

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the minimum guaranteed contracted employment hours will be under the chance to work guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	14889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2023, we announced that we will be introducing a new Chance to Work Guarantee. This will apply to the majority of Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants who have been assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity. The Guarantee means that, once introduced, the majority of people in this group will be able to try work without the fear of reassessment, within existing permitted work rules (ESA) and work allowance rules (UC).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 14890 14891 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:26:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1690412

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the use of zero-hours contract under the chance to work guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	14890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2023, we announced that we will be introducing a new Chance to Work Guarantee. This will apply to the majority of Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants who have been assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity. The Guarantee means that, once introduced, the majority of people in this group will be able to try work without the fear of reassessment, within existing permitted work rules (ESA) and work allowance rules (UC).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 14889 14891 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:26:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1690414

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which disability benefits chance to work guarantee will apply to.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	14891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2023, we announced that we will be introducing a new Chance to Work Guarantee. This will apply to the majority of Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants who have been assessed as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity. The Guarantee means that, once introduced, the majority of people in this group will be able to try work without the fear of reassessment, within existing permitted work rules (ESA) and work allowance rules (UC).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 14889 14890 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:26:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1683316

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Workplace Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that women who are (a) self-employed and (b) earn less than £10,000 per year have access to workplace pensions.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	10459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment (AE) has helped millions more women to save into a pension, with pension participation rates among eligible women in the private sector rising from 40% in 2012 to 87% in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to build on the success of AE and is making progress on implementing the measures as set out in the 2017 review. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 was introduced into Parliament with government support and provides the necessary powers.</p><p> </p><p>Once implemented, the measures will disproportionately increase the pension saving of lower earners; a woman working part-time earning National Living Wage could see her pension almost double as a result when saving over her career.</p><p> </p><p>The AE framework cannot be straightforwardly extended to people who are self-employed, as there is no employer to enrol them into a scheme; select a scheme or make contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The department is currently working with research partners to explore the feasibility of building and testing retirement savings solutions in digital platforms. This includes accountancy software and payment platforms, used by self-employed people to manage their money.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 10:48:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1663471

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Women
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 correspondence from Garden Court Chambers of (a) 24 August and (b) 14 September 2023 on pension age changes for women born in the 1950s, whether he plans to meet with them to discuss this issue.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	201325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has not completed his investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pension. It would be inappropriate to enter into Alternative Dispute Resolution with third parties or comment while the PHSO investigation is ongoing. Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 18/10/2023 15:53:09 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1354868

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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	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 recent assessment she has made of the timeliness of the delivery of the state pension to an eligible person on reaching the state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	48253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>DWP is aware that a small number of new State Pension claims have been subject to delays in receiving payment.</p><p>The Department is working hard to clear the current backlog, many of which have accrued since the Covid Pandemic.</p><p>We are prioritising overdue payments and payments that are imminent within the next few weeks. Normal service will be resumed by the end of October 2021.</p><p>Claimants don’t need to act, we have identified the cases and will process them as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/09/2021 13:00:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford