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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Cost of Living Payments: Woking more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants in the borough of Woking who will receive a cost of living payment. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 31097 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-13more like thismore than 2022-07-13
answer text <p>Universal Credit claimants who were entitled to at least 1p during assessment periods that ended between 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022 will be eligible for the £326 Cost of Living Payment from 14 July.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of households that had an assessment period which covered the monthly count date and received a Universal Credit payment are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics show the number of households with Universal Credit in payment on 10 February 2022. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2022-07-13T15:07:09.38Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1486677
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Way to Work Scheme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people who have moved into work during the Way to Work campaign. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 31099 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-11more like thismore than 2022-07-11
answer text <p>As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.  <br>  <br>This total figure is composed of our into work measure to the end of May (over 386,000) and our internal management information up to 30 June (72,800). We are now also able to include JSA claimants who have moved into work between 31 January and 9 June 2022 (35,100) into our total. Furthermore, we have also included those claimants with a sanction in place that moved into work during the period of the campaign up to 30 June (26,500). Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.   <br>  <br>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 and timeliness.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford more like this
answering member printed Julie Marson more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-11T11:47:44.767Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-11T11:47:44.767Z
answering member
4768
label Biography information for Julie Marson more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1486678
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help people understand their personal pensions. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 31100 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-12more like thismore than 2022-07-12
answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is currently introducing several initiatives to assist people in understanding their pensions.</p><p> </p><p>We currently offer pensions guidance, through the Money and Pensions Service, in the form of MoneyHelper and Pension Wise.</p><p> </p><p>The Stronger Nudge to pensions guidance regulations, which came into force in June 2022, ensures no-one will be able to access their savings through pension freedoms without having received Pension Wise guidance or opted out. As part of this, schemes now offer to book of a Pension Wise appointment for the member as part of the application process, removing the inertia introduced by members having to book their own appointment.</p><p> </p><p>On 14<sup>th</sup> June DWP published the ‘Helping savers understand their pension choices’ call for evidence, to explore what support members of pension schemes need to help them make informed decisions about how to use their savings. The responses to this call for evidence and other engagement with industry and member representatives will inform what, if any, government action is needed.</p><p> </p><p>From October this year, new regulations come into force that require defined contribution schemes used for automatic enrolment to send simpler, 2-page maximum, statements to members. These short, simpler statements will give savers the key information they need to be able to better engage with and understand their pensions. They will help people plan for the retirement they want.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, on 31st January 2022, DWP published a consultation on the draft regulations for Pensions Dashboards, which closed on 13 March 2022. Following publication of its response, expected this summer, the department will lay regulations for dashboards when parliamentary time allows. Pensions dashboards can help make accessing pensions information easier by empowering people to see what they have in their various pensions, including their State Pension, at the touch of a button on their smartphone, laptop or computer at home. This will put the saver in control and help reconnect people with their lost pension pots, transforming how people think and plan for their retirement.</p><p> </p><p>DWP regulates for trust-based workplace pensions. Individual and other personal pensions within the contract-based market are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-12T14:39:07.853Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-12T14:39:07.853Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1436969
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Fraud more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle fraudsters who seek to exploit the benefits system. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 132247 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-09more like thismore than 2022-03-09
answer text <p>The Department takes benefit fraud very seriously and is taking a wide range of steps to tackle fraud, as well as seeking to actively prevent it.</p><p>In addition to having dedicated teams to investigate cases of suspected fraud, we continue to invest in innovative measures to combat fraud, focussing wherever possible on preventing it entering the benefit system in the first place.</p><p>To this end, the Department successfully secured additional funding of £613m last year, recognising and supporting the steps we have already made in tackling Fraud and Error, enabling us to make a significant impact towards reducing levels of fraud and error in DWP, more effective collection of debt and providing effective counter fraud operations on a larger scale.</p><p>In particular, it will support the development of several new initiatives to:</p><ul><li>Drive down the level of fraud and error in Universal Credit (UC) through a targeted review of UC claims. This allows us to systematically review stock UC cases to immediately uncover fraud and error and remove it from the system.</li><li>Target hard to collect debt through the formation of a new Debt Enforcement Function.</li><li>Continue our recruitment into the Counter Fraud and Compliance Directorate (CFCD) up to 9,500 FTE so that we can continue to respond quickly and effectively to threats.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Where fraud does enter the benefit system, we take action to recover the money and apply appropriate penalties, including prosecution.</p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-09T11:56:27.98Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-09T11:56:27.98Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1436971
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help people who lost their jobs during the covid-19 pandemic back into work. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 132248 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-08more like thismore than 2022-03-08
answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to supporting everyone who has been affected by the unprecedented impact of COVID-19. We want everyone who can work to find a job, progress in work, and thrive in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic the UK Government has provided over £400 billion to support the economy, including funding for the Plan for Jobs. The Kickstart scheme has provided over 130,000 young people with Kickstart jobs, with many of these securing permanent employment. Alongside this, the Restart Scheme offers a fresh start to those who have been unemployed for over 9 months. The scheme breaks down employment barriers that could potentially prevent jobseekers from finding work.</p><p> </p><p>In January, we launched Way to Work, a national campaign to help half a million job ready claimants on Universal Credit into work by the end of June 2022. We are changing our approach with claimants to an A, B, C approach (Any Job, Better Job, Career) in recognition that the longer a claimant is out of work the harder it can be to find a job. We are building on the success of Kickstart to work more closely with employers to bring them into our jobcentres. We will work with employers to move claimants into work quicker, through recruitment days, job fairs and work trials.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-08T14:50:53.697Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-08T14:50:53.697Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1436974
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Children: Maintenance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase collection rates of child maintenance payments. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 132249 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-09more like thismore than 2022-03-09
answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) take rigorous action to collect maintenance, combining robust negotiation activity with the highly effective use of its extensive range of Enforcement Powers.</p><p>There has been a consistent downward trend in the proportion of unpaid maintenance as a proportion of maintenance arranged, falling from 12.5% in 2017 to 8.5% in September 2021</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-09T17:18:47.093Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-09T17:18:47.093Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1352227
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-03more like thismore than 2021-09-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people who have found employment through the Plan for Jobs skills and employment programmes. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 41862 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-09-13more like thismore than 2021-09-13
answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Plan for Jobs programmes throughout their implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2020, almost 1.6m people have moved from unemployment to employment from the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search group as shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Movements into employment are available for out-of-work Universal Credit claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) group.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Into Work Rate, May 2018 to May 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Into Work Rate (Percentages)</p></td><td><p>Into Work Volume (‘000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-19</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-19</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-19</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-19</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-19</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-20</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-20</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-20</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-20</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-20</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-20</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>8.4</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The base population for the Into Work measure is UC claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) conditionality group who are not in work or who have a valid fit note in the relevant month. The Into Work rate is the proportion of these claimants who move into work the following month. These rates are calculated from DWP Management Information and are subject to revision. Figures shown here are from data as of August 2021. The Into Work volumes do not align to caseloads in the DWP Universal Credit Official Statistics due to differences in definitions and population filters. Claimants included in the Into Work rate may or may not remain in the Intensive Work Search group or on Universal Credit depending on their level of earnings and other circumstances. Claimants are identified as being in work if they have earnings in HMRC's Real Time Information data, or if they are required to report self-employed earnings. Claimants can be part of the Into Work rate in more than one month if they move in and out of periods of work.</p><p> </p><p>For the latest available information on starts on Kickstart jobs, I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ36791 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36791" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36791</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Employment outcomes are available for Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) in England and Wales and JETS Scotland, and provided in the table below. It should be noted that JETS provides support for up to six months and many people who have started on the scheme will not yet have had time to achieve an employment outcome.</p><p> </p><p>JETS Starts and Employment Outcomes</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Programme Starts (To End June 2021)</p></td><td><p>Employment Outcomes (To End June 2021)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JETS England and Wales (launched 5 October 2020)</p></td><td><p>132,885</p></td><td><p>24,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JETS Scotland (launched 25 January 2021)</p></td><td><p>5,995</p></td><td><p>655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: JETS data are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. An employment outcome is defined as when an individual achieves £1,000 cumulative earnings within eight months of starting on the programme as identified via HMRC earnings information.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who have started on Job Finding Support (JFS) and Sector Based Work Academies (SWAPs) provision is provided in the tables below. Employment outcomes for these programmes is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>SWAPs Starts</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021</p></td><td><p>64,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2021 - 29 August 2021</p></td><td><p>30,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total since April 2020</p></td><td><p>94,570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: A SWAP start is defined as the first day of the placement, which is usually the first day of pre-employment training. A start is only recorded where a claimant attended their placement. SWAPs starts data are collected by Jobcentre staff and reflect the number of SWAP starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS).</p><p> </p><p>JFS Starts</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Starts to JFS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>3,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>2,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>4,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>5,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>31,455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: JFS Starts are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. Starts occur where an initial meeting has taken place and participant has acknowledged receipt of appropriate documents such as the Job Finding Action Plan (JFAP).</p><p> </p><p>Through our Youth Offer we currently have over 115 Youth Hubs physically open to support young people across Great Britain get into work and the ambition is to have 150 open by the end of the year.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-09-13T12:49:15.077Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-13T12:49:15.077Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1145035
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-05more like thismore than 2019-09-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Incapacity Benefit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to support long-term incapacity benefit claimants into work. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 287536 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The Government has an ambitious objective to see 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027. We are committed to supporting long-term incapacity benefit claimants into work.</p><p> </p><p>With effect from April 2017, we introduced the Personal Support Package for claimants on Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit throughout the Jobcentre Plus network. This initiative is expanding and improving the help we offer to those with disabilities and health conditions. It offers support for ESA and UC claimants to prepare for, find and enter work, but also ensures that we have enough work coaches and advisers to provide that support.</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Programme (WHP) was launched throughout England and Wales on a rolling basis between November 2017 and March 2018 and will provide innovative support for around 275,000 people over five years.</p><p> </p><p>The third set of experimental WHP statistics was published on 30 May 2019, and found that 78% of starts were people with a health condition or disability, 9% were people in an early access priority group and 13% were long-term unemployed. Although it’s still very early in the life of WHP, as of February 2019 3,140 participants had achieved a Job Outcome. From the December 2017 cohort, who had received 14 months of support, 23% have achieved a Job Outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work continues to offer eligible individuals practical advice and a discretionary grant of up to £59,200 per year to fund support above the level of an employer’s statutory obligation to make reasonable adjustments, and this can communication support at interviews for people moving into work.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced in December 2018 that we would be investing more than £40m in the new Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme (IPES), a highly personalised package of support for disabled people who are at least a year away from moving into work. IPES is expected to be in place by the end of 2019 and run for a period of 4 years from the start of the contract. IPES will provide support for around 2,500 starts per year, totalling 10,000 on the programme.</p>
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T13:21:56.983Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T13:21:56.983Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1144446
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the assessment procedure for personal independence payment. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 286200 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>Since introducing the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment in 2013, we have made significant improvements to our services in response to stakeholder feedback.</p><p>In particular, we have carefully considered and learnt from two independent reviews of PIP as well as the 2018 Work and Pensions Select Committee’s Report on PIP assessments. To offer a transformed service to people with disabilities and health conditions, the DWP Health Transformation Programme will be integrating the services that deliver PIP and WCA from 2021.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T11:24:14.307Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T11:24:14.307Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-03more like thismore than 2019-09-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Older Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to support older workers. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
uin 286217 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>The number of older people in employment is at a record high. There are now 10.6 million workers aged 50 and over in the workforce compared to 9.1 million five years ago. In 2018/19, the employment level for 50+ individuals in the Woking constituency was estimated at 19,300 (Source: Annual Population Survey, NOMIS).</p><p> </p><p>To support older workers to remain and return to the labour market, the Government has removed the Default Retirement Age meaning most people can choose when to retire, and extended the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with their employer.</p><p> </p><p>We have appointed a Business Champion for Older Workers to engage and influence employers both strategically and in terms of practical advice.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2017, the UK Government published “Fuller Working Lives: a partnership approach” to set out the role employers, individuals and Government can play in supporting fuller working lives. <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>And in February this year, DWP launched an online web page which brings together money, job and health elements of the mid-life MOT. <a href="https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/" target="_blank">https://www.yourpension.gov.uk/mid-life-mot/</a></p><p> </p><p>To support employers, Business in The Community has also created MOT guides that support businesses. <a href="https://age.bitc.org.uk/tools-impact-stories/toolkits" target="_blank">https://age.bitc.org.uk/tools-impact-stories/toolkits</a></p><p> </p><p>For people who simply can’t work, our welfare system will continue to provide a strong safety net, as it does for people of all ages now. We will spend £55 billion [£55.4bn] this year (2019/20) on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions. This is around 2.5% of GDP, and over 6% of government spending, and as a share of GDP, the UK’s public spending is second highest in the G7, bar Germany [OECD 2015 data].</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T14:25:52.24Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T14:25:52.24Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this