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227319

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date	13/03/2015
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 Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme in 2013 or earlier (i) have and (ii) have not achieved a sustained job outcome.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested in respect of the Work Programme is published and available at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:13:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227320

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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 Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support faith-based employment support initiatives since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP employment programmes such as the Work Programme, Youth Contract and Mandatory Employment Programmes are open to all claimants , regardless of race, gender and faith.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Flexible Support Fund, Jobcentre Plus District Manager’s have freedom and flexibility to take forward local support initiatives, including for specific groups.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:29:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227321

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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 steps he plans to take to implement consistent communications by his Department on mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We recognise the importance of consistent messaging in Mandatory Reconsiderations which were introduced in 2013 as a result of the Appeals Reform Project. The need for better information throughout the benefit process was evident, providing clear progression and escalation of any disputes. The claimant is now better informed through this systematic approach plus better and constant messaging.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is continuing improvements in customer communications and ensuring effective communications are sent to claimants. We have a specific team to work with a range of stakeholders and drive improved communications across our different customer areas. We do this by using behavioural insight, innovation and excellent communications practice to improve customer experience and reduce avoidable cost. Through having this specific team, we can ensure product consistency by a consistent body taking forward changes.</p><p> </p><p>There is specific accountability to ensure the accuracy of our communications, the embedding of process compliance and also to ensure that our products meet the needs of both the business and our customers. We seek feedback on messaging from customers and implement changes as a result. For example, customers have fed back that they would like written notification of their request to withdraw and as such, we have implemented a trial to test this. By having accountability in one area, we are able to ensure consistency in the development of products.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 18/03/2015 11:54:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227322

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Jobclubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support job clubs run by volunteers since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Club funding of up to £10,000 start-up costs was available under Get Britain Working. Since April 2012, when central funding ceased, District Managers have the discretion to fund start-up costs from their core budgets dependent on local demand<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:20:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

227326

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Funeral Payments: Preston
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 in Preston constituency (a) applied for and (b) received a Social Fund funeral payment in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	227510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not hold data on Funeral Expenses Payments at constituency level. The lowest geographical level at which we hold the data is by Social Fund Budget Area; the geographical areas used to administer the Social Fund in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget Area covering Preston is Chorlton Benefit Delivery Centre (BDC). Table 1 shows the number of Funeral Expenses Payment a) applications and b) awards in the Chorlton BDC Budget Area in 2014. The Chorlton BDC Budget Area covers parts of 31 different Local Authorities, so these figures will include Funeral Expenses Payments made outside of the constituency of Preston.</p><p> </p><p>The number of awards made in each year is not equal to the number of people who made applications or received awards in that year. An individual may make multiple applications in a given time period. DWP does not hold data on the number of individuals making applications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Funeral Expenses Payment applications and awards in the Chorlton BDC Social Fund Budget Area in 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,010</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p>·</p><p>· The number of applications and awards are rounded the nearest 10.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2015 12:04:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

227327

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Carer's Allowance: Preston
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 in Preston constituency are in receipt of carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	227511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the Preston constituency in May 2014 there were 1,530 people receiving Carer’s Allowance. This is the latest data available, is rounded to the nearest 10 and is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 18/03/2015 14:45:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick