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1110573

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date	09/04/2019
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: Housing
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 universal credit adequately supports social housing tenants paying rent weekly to meet their obligations in relation to the 53 week year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	242667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>No year contains 53 weeks. This perceived issue of their being 53 weeks in a year arises where a landlord charges rent weekly on a Monday and, because of the way the calendar falls every 5 or 6 years, seeks 53 rent payments in a year, with the 53rd payment in part covering the tenancy for the first few days of the following year.</p><p>Universal Credit payments are designed to mirror the world of work, with monthly payments reflecting the way many working people are paid. This model of monthly payments allows claimants to take responsibility for budgeting their own income and helps prepare them for getting back to work. The Money and Pension Service can provide debt advice and money guidance to claimants if they need support managing their monthly Universal Credit payments.</p><p>We are aware of a separate issue with respect to the way the calculation in the Universal Credit regulations converts a weekly liability into a monthly allowance. The conversion is achieved by multiplying the weekly rent by 52 and then dividing by 12. This effectively means one day’s rent a year (two days in a leap years) are not covered by UC. We are currently considering whether this formulation around weekly rents, and potentially other weekly amounts in the UC calculation, should be amended.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 14:48:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1110629

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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 her Department will report to Parliament on its evaluation of the effect of the managed migration pilot on (a) disabled people, (b) people with mental health conditions and (c) people identified by her Department as having complex needs.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	242940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that all claimants, especially the most vulnerable, are supported as they move and the aim of the pilot is to ensure claimants on all legacy benefits with a range of different characteristics can successfully move onto Universal Credit. All individuals involved in the pilot process will be tracked through the process and there will be safeguards in place to protect them throughout the journey.</p><p>We are working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including those who focus on disability and mental health, so that a range of insights are played into the design of the pilot and we will work with partners to ensure we reach everyone in the most effective and supportive way, and that no-one is left behind. Learnings from the pilot will shape the future support we provide to claimants.</p><p>The Department has committed to reporting its findings from the pilot to Parliament before we continue.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:37:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1110649

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her letter of 4 April 2019, in what time frame she will complete updating the current ESA65B letter with input from medical organisations.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	242946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We expect the revised version to be delivered by Summer 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:39:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1110735

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when Government last held discussions with the Governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan on reciprocal pensions agreements; and will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	242790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Successive governments – Labour, Coalition and Conservative have not entered into any new reciprocal social security agreements with non-EU countries since 1992. Any requests for a new agreement would be considered carefully to ensure maximum benefit and reciprocity for both parties</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2019 14:40:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1110739

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
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 4 April 2019 to Question 239270 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, what is meant by reworked by DWP.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	242874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>An assessment report must contain everything necessary for a decision to be made and must be:</p><p>• Fair and impartial, so that it doesn’t compromise decision making</p><p>• Legible and concise</p><p>• In accordance with relevant legislation</p><p>• Comprehensive, clearly explaining the medical issues raised, fully clarifying any contradictions in evidence</p><p>• In plain English and free of medical jargon and unexplained medical abbreviations</p><p>• Complete with no questions unanswered</p><p>After consideration of the full PIP Assessment Report a DWP Case Manager (Decision Maker) will return a case to the Assessment Provider (AP) to be looked at again (rework)</p><ul><li>If any of the above criteria are not met</li><li>if the correct award cannot be reasonably determined from the information in the report or</li><li>if the information provided by the AP to DWP suggests there will be a change to an award/award length and there is no reasonable justification recorded, this could be to increase or decrease the award.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 09:38:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1110741

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
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 4 April 2019 to Question 239270 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, for what reason claimants are not entitled to access Auditors' Reports.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	242875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The audit reports are a feedback tool for the Providers to ensure their Health Professionals provide good quality assessment reports. These reports are not retained under departmental destruction policy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:29:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1110742

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
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 4 April 2019 to Question 239270 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, what is contained within an Auditors' Report.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	242876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Audit refers to a comprehensive check of the elements of the assessment, including the evidence collection, further evidence provided and the assessment report completed by the Healthcare Professional. The check is completed against a set of guidelines, set out publicly in the Personal Independence Assessment Guide, to ensure a consistent approach is taken. This ensures assessment reports are adequately justified and provide sufficient information for the department’s Case Managers decisions on entitlement to benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:28:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1110744

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Child Maintenance Service: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been logged with the Child Maintenance Service for each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	242878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics on complaints received by the Child Maintenance Service are published in Table 17 of the Child Maintenance Service statistics, which highlights the number of complaints received by the Child Maintenance Service each quarter. It is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 14:55:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1110746

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many open cases (a) the Child Maintenance Service, and (b) the Child Support Agency have had each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	242879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number of child maintenance arrangements managed by the Child Maintenance Service are published in Table 4 of the Child Maintenance Service: August 2013 to September 2018 (experimental) publication, available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-september-2018-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-september-2018-experimental</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on the number of cases managed by the Child Support Agency are published in Table 1 of the Child Support Agency quarterly summary of Statistics which are currently available up to December 2018.</p><p>They can be accessed online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-december-2018</a>.”</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 10:34:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1110751

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Pension Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of pensioners entitled to pension credit not in receipt of pension credit in each local authority area in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	242718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested on the (a) number and (b) proportion of pensioners entitled to pension credit not in receipt of pension credit in each local authority area in Wales is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2019 14:33:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane