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383959

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Children: Poverty
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 number of children in the borough of Walsall living in poverty in (a) households including a person who is in employment and (b) other households.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	3076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not produce child poverty statistics at a local authority level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 11:48:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

383962

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been awarded in discretionary housing payments by each local authority in London (a) in total, (b) to people affected by the household benefit cap, (c) to people affected by a reduction in local housing allowance rates and (d) to people affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	3259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department asks Local authorities to supply details of their use of Discretionary Housing Payments on a 6 monthly basis. Data for 2013/14 is provided at the link below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/06/2015 14:08:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

383967

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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, how many people affected by the household benefit cap who were placed by the local authority in temporary accommodation were placed outside their local authority area in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	3260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/06/2015 14:04:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

383971

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions have been issued by each Jobcentre Plus in each month in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	3263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information available for the number and reason for referral, in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanction decisions, by Jobcentre Plus, is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 14:11:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

383974

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will estimate how many people who would otherwise be eligible for universal credit who would not be so eligible if the child element was reduced in real terms to the 2003-04 level of the child element of child tax credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	3243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is not possible to provide estimates around a scenario that does not reflect current policy or plans.</p><p> </p><p>Once fully rolled out Universal Credit will mean around 3.2 million households will be better off by an average of £178 a month.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 11:40:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

383975

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	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 assessment he has made of the pilot schemes aimed at in-work claimants.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	3192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The trial commenced on 20 April 2015 and therefore it is too early to make an assessment at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 11:42:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

383977

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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: East Lothian
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 had their benefits sanctioned in East Lothian in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	3190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The latest available information on sanctions, up to December 2014, is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 11:52:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

383979

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of seconding Job Centre staff to do outreach sessions at food banks to support people who are experiencing problems with the administration of the welfare system.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	3248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Local Jobcentre Plus managers have the freedom to develop partnerships with a wide range of organisations based on local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 11:32:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

381789

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
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 statistics his Department collects on deaths of benefit claimants; and how it is decided and by whom in his Department which statistics on such claimants will be (a) collected and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	2905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Under the Social Security (Notification of Deaths) Regulations 2012 and s125 of Social Security Administration Act 1992, individual level death registration information of date of death, is provided to the Department so that appropriate action can be taken with their benefit. Additionally next of kin also provide information on the date of death of an individual. This information is not routinely compiled or published.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers specify the subjects on which they would like any new statistics to be produced and the Head of Profession for Statistics decides how the statistics will be produced and published in an impartial and objective manner.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics should be published as soon as the Head of Profession for Statistics deems they are ready and of the right quality, pre-announcing the publication in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority codes of practice. DWP Statistical releases are produced and published separately to and independently from other Departmental comment or publications.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/06/2015 14:39:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

381790

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
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 discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner on the Freedom of Information request on deaths of benefit claimants made on 25 June 2013.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	2906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Following the request made on the 25 June 2013 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) contacted the Department on 19 Sept 2013. The Department replied and the ICO issued a Decision Notice on 27 Nov 2013. On 23 Dec 2013 the ICO notified the Department that the complainant had made an application to appeal the decision notice. The Department decided not to join the appeal and the First Tier Tribunal decision, dated 14 May 2014, was to dismiss the appeal.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/06/2015 14:41:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff