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1541170

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the fairness of her Department's policy to suspend Personal Independence Payments when claimants are hospitalised for more than 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	83714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Where an adult aged 18 or over is maintained free of charge while undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution funded by the NHS, payment of, but not entitlement to, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ceases after 28 days. This is on the basis that the NHS is responsible for the entirety of the person’s disability-related extra costs and to pay PIP in addition would be a duplication of public funds intended for the same purpose. Once someone is discharged from hospital, payment of PIP recommences from the date of discharge.</p><p /><p>We have no plans to change these rules.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:47:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1540518

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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, for what reason eligible pensioners are not enrolled automatically for Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	82310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>For Pension Credit, as with other means-tested benefits, eligibility and award amounts are determined by a claimant’s specific financial and personal circumstances. These include their income and savings as well as their marital status or household composition. It would not be possible to accurately identify people who may be entitled to Pension Credit just from data the Department holds.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 14/11/2022 14:22:37 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1540540

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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, if she will commission an independent review of the adequacy of disability benefits rates at covering the costs and needs of disabled people, including for people with multiple sclerosis.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	82474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-11/60904" target="_blank">UIN 60904</a> given by my Hon. Friend, on 17 October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:45:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1540541

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) waiting times for Personal Independence Payment applications.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	82475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner, taking into account the need to review all available evidence. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department and we are working constantly to make improvements to our service.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeing an improvement in average clearance times for new PIP claims and the latest statistics show that the end-to-end journey has steadily reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 18 weeks at the end of July 2022. This is because we are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service;</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource;</li><li>prioritising new claims, whilst safeguarding claimants awaiting award reviews, who have returned their information as required, to ensure their payments continue until their review can be completed.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 82334 question first answered 14/11/2022 14:41:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1540552

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the total Disability Cost of Living Payments due to people in Ogmore constituency have been paid as of 8 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	82388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the code of practice, the number of Cost of Living Payments made to recipients of a specific constituency is the subject of an upcoming statistical release, and cannot be released before that publication is ready, subject to usual quality assurance.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine how many people are due a Cost of Living Payment, as entitlement may not have been established at the time the payments were made. We will periodically make payments to people who have later been found to be eligible and have not yet received a payment. The payments will continue to be made automatically in the same way the qualifying benefit or tax credit is paid.</p><p> </p><p>The timetable for when Cost of Living Payments are made is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment" target="_blank">Cost of Living Payment - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has published management information on the total number of Disability Cost of Living Payments made. As of 30 September 2022, 6,000,000 Disability Cost of Living payments had been made.</p><p> </p><p>The information which will be updated as new payments are made can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-management-information/cost-of-living-payment-management-information" target="_blank">Cost of Living Payment management information - GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:31:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1540553

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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 Schemes: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the £6.4 million allocated to support disabled people at work will be apportioned to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	82389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The figure of £6.4m relates to a three-year programme of work to design, develop, and maintain the Support with Employee Health and Disability digital service which is a GB-wide service. This will provide online advice to help employers across GB to:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Manage absences;</li><li>Have inclusive conversations with employees about health and disability;</li><li>Discuss and make changes at work to help disabled employees or employees with health conditions stay in work.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions are liaising with the devolved administrations in Wales and Scotland during the service development, which is on-going.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:32:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1540555

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Workplace Pensions: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the participation rate is in Ogmore constituency for private sector employees in the Automatic Enrolment pension scheme over the last five tax years.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	82391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>For private sector employees eligible for automatic enrolment in the Ogmore constituency over the last 5 years, the workplace pension participation rate is shown in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1: Participation rate for eligible private sector employees in the Ogmore constituency</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Participation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>(73%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>(85%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>(91%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>(93%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>(84%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>DWP estimates derived from ONS ASHE.</p><p> </p><p>Statistical notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest percentage point.</li><li>Figures in brackets are those with a relatively high degree of uncertainty owing to the low sample size (fewer than 500 respondents).</li><li>Figures that are different at the 0.05 level of significance are marked *. Results would be statistically significant if there is less than a 1 in 20 chance of any changes being by chance if there is no actual change in the population. The ONS have more guidance here <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/methodologytopicsandstatisticalconcepts/uncertaintyandhowwemeasureit#statistical-significance" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/methodologytopicsandstatisticalconcepts/uncertaintyandhowwemeasureit#statistical-significance</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 14/11/2022 14:36:08 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1540809

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) waiting times for those in the Personal Independence Payment application process.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	82334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner, taking into account the need to review all available evidence. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department and we are working constantly to make improvements to our service.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeing an improvement in average clearance times for new PIP claims and the latest statistics show that the end-to-end journey has steadily reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 18 weeks at the end of July 2022. This is because we are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service;</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource;</li><li>prioritising new claims, whilst safeguarding claimants awaiting award reviews, who have returned their information as required, to ensure their payments continue until their review can be completed.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 82475 question first answered 14/11/2022 14:41:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1540860

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the provisions of the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022 enabling people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to receive fast-tracked access to disability benefits such as Personal Independent Payments will come into effect.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	82293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill received Royal Assent on 25<sup>th</sup> October 2022 and the Government will implement it as soon as is practicable.</p><p>The Act will enable people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). Similar changes were made to the definition of end of life used in Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/11/2022 14:49:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1539974

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Disability: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people with disabilities are not disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	80920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing extensive support to disabled people and those with a health condition to help them live independent lives.</p><p><br> In 2022/23 we will spend over £64bn on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>In response to cost of living pressures, the Government announced over £37bn of cost of living support earlier this year, which includes:</p><ul><li>A Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 to six million people in recognition of the extra costs they face, including with energy costs;</li><li>Up to £650 in Cost of Living Payments for the eight million households in receipt of a means-tested benefit;</li><li>A one-off payment of £300 through, and as an addition to, the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households;</li><li>The £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme in addition to the Energy Price Guarantee from now, until April next year.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/11/2022 15:31:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson