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1697809

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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 Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many starts have been recorded for the Youth Offer in (a) Greater London, (b) Bexley Borough and (c) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency as of 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	19808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As of 01 March 2024, there have been 1,123,000 starts on the Youth Offer. Starts in the requested areas can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The number of Youth Offer starts in (a) Greater London, (b) Bexley Borough and (c) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency as of 1st March 2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London</p></td><td><p>166,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexleyheath and Crayford</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li>A claimant may take part on the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Therefore, the individual elements in the table may not sum to the total figure.</li><li>Figures are subject to retrospective revision.</li><li>Youth Offer starts are categorised as “unknown” in cases where limited data is available.</li><li>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics but is provided in the interests of transparency.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Attached are tables listing the number of Youth Offer starts to date by Region, Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/04/2024 11:23:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name UIN 19808.xlsx title Youth Offer Starts
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1697811

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training (a) he has and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had in mental health literacy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are not required to undertake specific mental health literacy training.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 17:21:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697816

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the sanctions regime does not disadvantage those who experience mental health challenges.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Customers in the No Work Related Requirements Group, for example those with a severe mental health condition or disability, are not subject to conditionality requirements and therefore not subject to sanctions.</p><p> </p><p>Customers are only ever sanctioned if they fail to meet their agreed requirements without good reason and they are given every opportunity to explain why they failed to meet their agreed conditionality requirement before a decision is made. We recognise the importance of understanding how a mental health condition impacts someone’s ability to search for or prepare for work and Claimant Commitments are set in discussion with the claimant and tailored to their capability and circumstances, making them realistic and achievable.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/04/2024 12:30:47 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697877

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	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, whether his Department plans to formally respond to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report into the communication of state pension age increases, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are considering the Ombudsman’s report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 15:49:14 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1697952

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Carer's Allowance: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans received Carer’s Allowance in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 19771 question first answered 15/04/2024 10:53:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1697953

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Universal Credit
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 is taking to reduce the number of active personnel on Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Serving armed forces personnel can claim Universal Credit in exactly the same way as any other citizen. Any entitlement will depend on a number of factors, including earnings and any other income; capital; constitution of household; and housing costs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 10:53:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1697955

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans were PIP claimants in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 19769 question first answered 15/04/2024 10:53:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1697956

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Veterans
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 is taking steps to reduce the number of veterans receiving PIP.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	19772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a contribution towards the extra costs of people with long-term health conditions and disabilities and is available irrespective of their past or current employment. The benefit is non means–tested, non-contributory and thus paid regardless of any income or savings. It can be paid at one of eight rates depending on the level of the individual’s needs.</p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to PIP is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a health condition or disability, rather than the health condition or disability itself. Individuals can be affected in different ways by the same condition and so the outcome of a PIP claim depends very much on individual circumstances. Where a claimant’s needs change they may see a higher or lower award or lose entitlement altogether.</p><p><br> As PIP is needs-based and paid in the terms outlined above, we have no initiatives which are targeted at veterans.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/04/2024 10:58:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1697963

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to make an autism assessment on employment rates.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	19863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans for DWP to make this specific assessment. Whilst we recognise the importance of early identification of autism, a diagnosis is not required to be eligible for reasonable adjustments and the provision of workplace support. These are made, in line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, based on functional need.</p><p> </p><p>We are, as you know, encouraging employers to adopt more neuro-inclusive working practices, which benefit neurodiverse employees irrespective of whether they have a diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>The SoS and I were delighted to see the launch of your excellent Review into Autism Employment on the 28<sup>th of</sup> February, which has created a focus for action to improve the recruitment and retention of autistic people. It has identified workplace barriers, and the working practices and initiatives that can reduce them, to create a more inclusive working environment for autistic employees and autistic jobseekers.</p><p /><p>We now look towards supporting how the 19 recommendations in the report can be implemented to encourage a more neuro-inclusive culture in the workplace.</p><p /><p>This is supported by Disability Confident, our scheme to increase employers’ understanding of how to recruit, retain and support disabled employees and the Support with Employee Health and Disability online service which guides employers through health and disability scenarios at work, including making reasonable adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/04/2024 11:13:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1697985

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	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, if he will take steps to introduce a compensation scheme for women affected by the Pensions Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	19979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are considering the Ombudsman’s report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 15:49:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna