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525104

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Holiday Accommodation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pensioners received Attendance Allowance in (1) London, and (2) the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in each year since 2012, broken down between (a) the higher, and (b) the lower, rate.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of claimants receiving higher or lower rate Attendance Allowance in (1) London and (2) the London Borough of Tower Hamlets are detailed below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Nov - 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov - 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov - 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov - 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>138,710</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>133,470</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>131,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130,760</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher</p></td><td><p>80,690</p></td><td><p>78,510</p></td><td><p>78,790</p></td><td><p>79,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower</p></td><td><p>58,050</p></td><td><p>54,950</p></td><td><p>53,120</p></td><td><p>51,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tower Hamlets Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,420</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,310</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,380</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,460</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><em>Source: DWP Tab Tool (Cases in Payment)</em></p><p><em>Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em> Figures may not sum due to rounding.</em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/06/2016 15:21:57 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

525105

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish details of their plans to devolve responsibility for Attendance Allowance to local authorities.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has announced that by the end of the Parliament local government will retain 100% of local business rates and new responsibilities will be devolved alongside this. As part of this, the government will consider giving councils in England more responsibility to support older people with care needs. Any change would not affect existing Attendance Allowance claimants, and any new responsibilities would be matched by the transfer of equivalent spending power. The Government intends to consult on this in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/06/2016 12:47:44 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

525106

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 21 July 2015 (HL1153), whether they will now provide an estimate of how many, and what proportion of, households affected by the proposed reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year receive (1) Employment and Support Allowance, (2) Income Support, and (3) Jobseeker's Allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We will publish an impact assessment in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 27/06/2016 14:27:58 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510236

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have notified full-time carers affected by the benefit cap of their decision to exempt such claimants following the High Court judgment against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We will be writing to claimants potentially affected by the planned changes to the benefit cap in the coming months, ahead of the launch of the new benefit cap levels from the Autumn. These notifications will include details of the forthcoming exemptions. We are also working with stakeholder organisations to support them to share information with affected carers.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 15:50:19 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

510237

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct local authorities to ensure that Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to full-time carers affected by the benefit cap until their exemptions are implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL7443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>It is important that local authorities are allowed to use their discretion to ensure Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to those who most require assistance based on local circumstances. We have, however, amended the Discretionary Housing Payments Local Authority Good Practice Guide to reflect that those entitled to Carer’s Allowance or Universal Credit including the carer element should be considered as a priority group for whom Discretionary Housing Payments are specifically aimed.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 19/04/2016 16:23:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

452312

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, a claimant receiving Employment and Support Allowance work-related activity component prior to April 2017 who is reassessed after April 2017 but still found to be entitled to the work-related activity component would have their benefit reduced to the level of Jobseeker's Allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL6213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The changes as introduced to the House of Commons on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2015 would mean that existing claimants, whether in the work-related activity group or the support group, who undergo a work capability assessment after April 2017 and are placed in, or remain in, the work-related activity group, will continue to receive the work-related activity component.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6214 HL6215 question first answered 25/02/2016 15:13:50 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

452313

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, a claimant receiving Employment and Support Allowance support component prior to April 2017 who is reassessed after April 2017 and moved to the work-related activity group would have their benefit reduced to the level of Jobseeker's Allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL6214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The changes as introduced to the House of Commons on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2015 would mean that existing claimants, whether in the work-related activity group or the support group, who undergo a work capability assessment after April 2017 and are placed in, or remain in, the work-related activity group, will continue to receive the work-related activity component.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6213 HL6215 question first answered 25/02/2016 15:13:51 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

452314

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, a claimant receiving Employment and Support Allowance prior to April 2017 who had to re-apply after April 2017 due to a change in their condition would have their benefit reduced to the level of Jobseeker's Allowance if they were found to be entitled to the work-related activity component.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The changes as introduced to the House of Commons on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2015 would mean that existing claimants, whether in the work-related activity group or the support group, who undergo a work capability assessment after April 2017 and are placed in, or remain in, the work-related activity group, will continue to receive the work-related activity component.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6213 HL6214 question first answered 25/02/2016 15:13:51 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

446661

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Tower Hamlets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 8 December 2015 (HL3997), what has been identified as the cause of the overpayment of housing benefit to those claimants migrated onto Universal Credit, and how many claimants in Tower Hamlets have been affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL5317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>We have safeguards in place to ensure an effective transition and avoid impacts on overlapping benefits.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 27/01/2016 17:18:58 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

446662

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
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	Universal Credit: Tower Hamlets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets currently receive Universal Credit.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL5318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that, as at December 2015, there were 1,409 Universal Credit claimants in Tower Hamlets.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 27/01/2016 17:22:06 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow