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1503376

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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
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 has any plans to increase the take up of Pension Credit in light of the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>We have already undertaken a range of actions this year to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up including a comprehensive multi-channel paid advertising campaign, launched on 3 April. This has included newspaper, social media and website advertising, as well as radio promotion, messaging on public transport and messages on screens in hundreds of medical centres across Great Britain.</p><p>We have provided charities and other stakeholders working across local communities with updated information and resources, to help them to promote Pension Credit.</p><p>The Pension Credit campaign is aligned to the broader Cost of Living branding to ensure people understand its association with the Government’s Cost of Living support package. In addition to this, Pension Credit is highlighted on the Help for Households website to maximise visibility and drive additional visitors and help encourage claims.</p><p>Our campaign has also focussed on encouraging the private sector to help drive up claims, and to reach those who may have been reticent about claiming Pension Credit. On 15 June DWP held a second Pension Credit Day of Action with broadcasters, regional and national newspapers and other partners encouraging them to reach out to pensioners and their family and friends, through their channels. Our internal management information suggests it has been highly effective – with over 10,000 Pension Credit claims made across Great Britain that week – an increase of 275% compared to the same week the year before, which included the 2021 Pension Credit day of Action.</p><p>It is more important than ever before to ensure that eligible pensioners claim Pension Credit, because a successful claim qualifies them for the Cost of Living payments. Our messaging highlighted that Pension Credit claims can be backdated 3 months so claims made by 18 August and successfully backdated would also be eligible for the first Cost of Living payment. Ongoing awards will also qualify for the second Cost of Living payment.</p><p>The work to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2022 11:15:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1503377

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 31 May 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire in relation to ESA deductions, reference ZA59073.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	45031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member by the Director for Disability Services, Decision Making and Working Age, on behalf of the Secretary of State, on 6 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 07/09/2022 16:36:35 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1503418

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Energy: Prices
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 is planning to provide additional support to people with disabilities to help them meet energy bills and the increase in living costs.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>In response to the increase in energy bills and the cost of living, around six million people who receive a non-means-tested disability benefit will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150. This is only one part of the government’s £15bn package of support and sits alongside Cost of Living Payments of up to £650 for means-tested benefits recipients, payments to those eligible for Winter Fuel Payments and the extension of the Household Support Fund. This is on top of the £22bn the government has already announced to support households with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to specific targeted support, disabled people may also benefit from previously announced measures to help people tackle the cost of living, including:</p><ul><li>£150 council tax rebate</li><li>£400 discount from energy bills</li><li>cuts to the Universal Credit taper rate</li><li>frozen alcohol duty and fuel duty and</li><li>the further rise in the National Living Wage to £9.50 an hour from Apri2022.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 06/09/2022 13:54:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503496

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans for the Welsh language telephone service to be fully functioning.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	45155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has a made a commitment in our Welsh Language Scheme to treat the Welsh and English languages equally and ensure that all services provided for the public in Wales are available in Welsh, as well as English.</p><p> </p><p>All DWP customers are able to access telephony services in Welsh either directly through a dedicated Welsh language helpline or by selecting the required Interactive Voice Response option. Callers to Carer’s Allowance (CA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) helplines who wish to speak to someone in Welsh currently receive a call-back from a Welsh speaker. A Welsh language option will be implemented on these telephone helplines in October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>All our service line telephone numbers are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2022 13:55:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1503656

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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: Disability
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 number of claimants of disability benefits who miss hospital appointments through being unable to afford to attend them; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	45317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>PIP is designed to help claimants with extra costs arising from needs due to their disability. Individuals may use the benefit in the best way they see fit to support them.</p><p> </p><p>Information concerning missed hospital appointments is not available.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/09/2022 11:19:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1503741

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unsuccessful applications for Bereavement Support Payments have been made since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	45422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The published Bereavement Support Payments claims received statistics are easily accessible on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, which provides a breakdown of those claims allowed and disallowed monthly back to Apr 17.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of Disallowed Bereavement Support Payment claims from January 2018 to March 2022 was 22,447. Data in Stat-Xplore is only available until March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2022 13:53:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1503744

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she expects that the draft Bereavement Benefits Remedial Order will be laid before Parliament for a second period before December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	45438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>This issue remains an absolute priority for this department, and we are working at pace to lay the Order as soon after the return to Parliament as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2022 13:57:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1503831

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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, if her Department will make it its policy to collect data on what sectors Universal Credit claimants work in, including the number of claimants who are (a) gainfully self-employed and (2) in the start-up period.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	45417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect data on the sectors in which Universal Credit claimants work, including self-employed work. However, we are currently exploring what additional information we could collect to help Work Coaches support claimants in their search for work.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 07/09/2022 15:12:41 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1503892

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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, how many and what proportion of people affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance have (a) applied for and (b) received compensation; and whether her Department has contacted every person eligible for compensation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	45546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/09/2022 11:21:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1503893

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	ASW: Workplace Pensions
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 make an assessment of how much (a) Allied Steel and Wire pensioners have received collectively as of 2 September 2022 and since their pension deal was agreed in 2007 and (b) those pensioners would have received collectively as of 2 September 2022 in the even that their pension deal been fully linked to inflation.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	45501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The information required to carry out each assessment is not readily available and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs. The Secretary of State has therefore made no such assessment and does not intend to do so at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 45969 question first answered 07/09/2022 11:26:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts