Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

997255

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	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, what steps she is taking to ensure that private pensions are accessible through the pensions dashboard.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	185015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Private Pensions information will be available through dashboards. Delivery of these will be led by industry and facilitated by government. We will set out and consult on our proposed approach to delivery, including how to maximise private pension schemes participation in the dashboard in our feasibility report, which will be published shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>People can already access the online ‘Check your State Pension’ service through GOV.UK to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since its introduction in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 185016 question first answered 01/11/2018 15:42:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

997256

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	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, if she will take steps to ensure that State Pension information is accessible through the pensions dashboard to enable (a) pensioners and (b) people approaching retirement age to make informed decisions.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	185016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Private Pensions information will be available through dashboards. Delivery of these will be led by industry and facilitated by government. We will set out and consult on our proposed approach to delivery, including how to maximise private pension schemes participation in the dashboard in our feasibility report, which will be published shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>People can already access the online ‘Check your State Pension’ service through GOV.UK to get a forecast of their State Pension. This includes information about how they may be able to improve the amount of State Pension they are entitled to, as well as providing a view of their National Insurance contribution record. Check Your State Pension service has provided more than ten million online estimates since its introduction in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 185015 question first answered 01/11/2018 15:42:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

776245

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Payment Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice his Department provides to vulnerable customers switching from a Post Office Card account to a bank account in order to manage their benefits and tax credit payments.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	109032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>A dedicated telephone service has been set up and aims to support Post Office card account users, who can, into mainstream banking. Customers who receive a letter about how their payments are made can call free to ask questions and if required will be provided with information to help them choose an account that’s right for their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>This could include continuing to receive payments into their POca, as while the majority of pension and benefit payments are paid into a bank account some customers, including those who are vulnerable, may remain unable to use or access such services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/10/2017 13:41:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

774111

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to pay benefits and pensions into Post Office card accounts after 2021.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	108719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2014 Government committed to maintain POca until at least 2021, to ensure that people who cannot use a mainstream account can continue to access their benefits and pensions.</p><p>Government’s existing POca contract with the Post Office, which expires in November 2021, has an option to be extended for up to 3 years to 2024. A decision on any extension will be taken at the appropriate time, informed by both customers’ needs and the need to make sure the taxpayer sees Value for Money.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 108721 question first answered 24/10/2017 09:52:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

774112

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card accounts have migrated to mainstream bank accounts to date.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	108720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Direct Payment into a bank, building society or credit union account is the most efficient, cost effective and preferred way to make pension and benefit payments. The department is writing to some Post Office card account users about receiving their payments this way and around 440,000 have provided alternative payment details.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/10/2017 09:55:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

774114

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Post Office Card Account
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to continue to pay benefits and pensions into Post Office card accounts until 2021.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	108721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2014 Government committed to maintain POca until at least 2021, to ensure that people who cannot use a mainstream account can continue to access their benefits and pensions.</p><p>Government’s existing POca contract with the Post Office, which expires in November 2021, has an option to be extended for up to 3 years to 2024. A decision on any extension will be taken at the appropriate time, informed by both customers’ needs and the need to make sure the taxpayer sees Value for Money.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 108719 question first answered 24/10/2017 09:52:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673617

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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 universal credit claimants his Department has written to since March 2016 to inform them that they may be affected by changes to the work allowances of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>We have contacted around 59,000 Universal Credit claimants. The actual number of claimants affected is expected to be significantly lower.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/01/2017 15:00:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673618

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Work and Health Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the number of employment coaches of the Work and Health Programme.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Significant Progress has been made in tackling unemployment, with dramatic falls in the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits, and in long-term unemployment.</p><p>Contracted provision will continue to play a crucial role in offering support at the right time to those who have difficulty accessing the labour market. The Spending Review in October 2015 announced funding rising to at least £130 million a year by 2019/20 for the new Work and Health programme, including funding to be devolved to Scotland. Support will focus on people with a disability, early access for priority groups and the long term unemployed. We expect the majority of people who start the programme to have a disability.</p><p> </p><p>The number of employment coaches and other support required to deliver contracted employment support is a matter for providers. The process to select providers to deliver the Work and Health Programme is at an early stage and we expect potential providers to consider this as part of their service bids</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Programme will have no impact on the number of work coaches in</p><p>DWP.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/01/2017 14:42:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

673619

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to announce what changes are required to comply with the terms of the Supreme Court ruling of November 2016 on the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	60098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department is taking action to make changes to the regulations in order to comply with the terms of the judgment. The Social Security Advisory Committee and Local Authority Associations are being consulted about the changes in the usual way. The Department will also be issuing guidance to Local Authorities ready for when the changes are in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/01/2017 16:07:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

522719

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Flexible Support Fund
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 Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 35354, for what reasons the correspondence does not inform claimants of the availability of the Flexible Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	39122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the correspondence was to notify the claimants who may be affected of the changes to the work allowances and to highlight the work coach as the primary source of additional support.</p><p> </p><p>As the Flexible Support Fund is accessed at the discretion of the work coach and is based on individual claimant need, it was not explicitly referred to in the letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2016 09:00:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith