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768551

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding contained in the report of the Centre for Responsible Credit, The Decline of Crisis and Community Care Support in England, published in September, that 26 local authorities have closed their local welfare assistance schemes while others have cut spending on such schemes; and what plans they have to consider the Centre's proposals for reform.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The reforms to the Social Fund in 2013 have allowed local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to deliver their own local provision for people who are in need of urgent help. They are best placed to target flexible help on those in need, alongside their other local services. The Government has no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/10/2017 15:30:11 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

768572

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings they have held with the Chief Executives of Atos and Capita about Personal Independence Payment assessments since the General Election.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has had no meetings with the Chief Executives of either Independent Assessment Services (Atos) or Capita since the last General Election.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/10/2017 12:04:13 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

768573

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Atos and Capita deploy the same healthcare professionals for the non-medical Personal Independence Payment assessment and the medical assessment for Employment and Support Allowance, the Work Capability Assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments delivers Work Capability Assessments for Employment and Support Allowance. Personal Independence Payment assessments are delivered by Independent Assessment Services (operated by Atos) and Capita.</p><p>Each company employs their own health professionals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/10/2017 15:38:00 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

768834

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of whether the local housing allowance rates are keeping pace with increasing rents in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	107092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance rates are monitored against the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents which are collected by the Rent Services in England, Scotland and Wales. The Rent Services publish the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile data and the Local Housing Allowance rates each year on their respective websites.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/10/2017 13:08:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

768906

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to ex-service personnel who face the under-occupancy charge.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	107118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The policy to remove the spare room subsidy applies to all working age Housing Benefit and Universal Credit claimants living in and under-occupying social housing without exception.</p><p> </p><p>A couple of easements apply. For example an extra bedroom is provided for those who require overnight care from a non-resident carer and for couples who are unable to share a bedroom due to disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, the Government has provided local authorities with around £900 million in Discretionary Housing Payment funding to support vulnerable Housing Benefit and Universal Credit claimants who are unable to mitigate the impact of welfare housing reforms.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/10/2017 16:22:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

769037

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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, how many work coaches there are in each jobcentre in which universal credit has been rolled out; how many claimants each work coach is responsible for; where those work coaches are based; and how many work coaches will be appointed in Preston when universal credit is rolled out in that parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	107132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit is available to all new claims from single jobseekers across Great Britain and couples and families in some jobcentre areas. As at August 2017 there were around 12,500 work coaches across the jobcentre network and working across all benefits. The number of work coaches will change in line with demand and we expect there to be more in every nation and region by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The number of work coaches and the size of their caseload will vary as it is dependent on a number of factors, including the level of customer support required and the needs of the local labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The digital service continues to develop iteratively, with claimants able to increasingly self-serve and interact digitally with their work coach and case manager.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 108767 question first answered 26/10/2017 11:00:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 17468 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

769038

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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, if he will request from the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments the details of how many claimants have requested a recorded employment and support allowance assessment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of claimant requests for recording Employment and Support Allowance assessments is not available.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/10/2017 13:37:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

769039

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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: Payments
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 ensure prompt and accurate payments of universal credit for people being transferred to that benefit in the run-up to Christmas.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	107185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>To ensure people have money over the festive period the Department plans to pay in advance of the due date the people that could be affected by bank holidays. This includes the careful assessment of technical system and banking system availability to ensure successful payments can be made. This year we have enhanced the functionality and added a faster payment contingency function in Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2017 12:51:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

769040

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue has been generated by (a) universal credit and (b) other benefit helplines in each of the last five years or for as long as they have been in operation if less than five years; and whether that revenue has been retained for use by his Department or made use of elsewhere in Government.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) does not make any profit from its 0345 telephone numbers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:52:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

769041

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) lowest, (b) average and (c) highest cost incurred by claimants calling the universal credit helpline was in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 16:51:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead