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1204230

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Universal Credit recipients are subject to the (1) two-child benefit limit, and (2) benefit cap, broken down by ethnic group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department cannot precisely quantify the proportion of households by ethnic group that are affected by these policies since recording of ethnicity on benefits administrative data is voluntary and, as such, not sufficiently reliable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 07/07/2020 15:01:12 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1203493

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 4 June (HL4841), whether those who are not already in receipt of an ‘exempt benefit’ but who are in the process of claiming one will be subject to the benefit cap.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>New claims for benefits which could provide an exemption to the Benefit Cap for an eligible household continue to be taken and processed, as such an exemption will apply once benefit entitlement is established.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can approach their Local Authority for a Discretionary Housing Payment if they need additional help to meet rental costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/07/2020 14:36:02 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1203675

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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 claims for bereavement support payment were (a) made and (b) successful at the (i) higher and (ii) lower rate in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Experimental official statistics for Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) are published quarterly here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics were published in May 2020 and Table 1 provides the number of BSP claims received by month between April 2017 and December 2019 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-may-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-may-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>Additional BSP statistics are not currently available and will be published in due course, however, BSP caseload statistics, by rate, are published in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2020</a> <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2020 16:47:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203676

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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 much has been paid in bereavement support payments in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Annual Bereavement Support Payment expenditure statistics are published in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2020</a> <br></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2020 16:43:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203679

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Cohabitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for bereavement support payment were refused on the grounds that a co-habiting couple is not eligible, in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2020 16:30:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203685

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much energy her departmental buildings have used in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions recently submitted its annual Greening Government Commitments (GGC) return for 2019/20. Whilst we await final confirmation from DEFRA, the indication is that we have met our carbon targets for departmental buildings for 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>COVID-19 has delayed confirmation of the post-2019/20 GGC targets. When these targets are received our view forward will be clearer, however in the meantime we are in the process of writing a Carbon Management Plan which makes reference to the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, as well as the UK’s commitment to Net Zero Carbon by 2050 and the UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Framework. This will include recommendations to:</p><p> </p><p>- Improve the operational performance of our estate;</p><p>- Invest in our estate to improve energy efficiency;</p><p>- Ensure we lease highly energy efficient buildings;</p><p>Ensure that energy efficiency standards are adhered to when we refurbish or fit out buildings</p><p> </p><p>Energy consumption figures in kWh for buildings on the DWP Estate for the previous five financial years, and the current financial year to date:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>142,938,047</p></td><td><p>172,577,338</p></td><td><p>4,546,526</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>137,911,182</p></td><td><p>178,514,275</p></td><td><p>6,203,224<br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>134,436,097</p></td><td><p>178,514,275</p></td><td><p>4,579,998</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>122,279,492</p></td><td><p>165,419,232</p></td><td><p>3,113,567</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>116,856,847</p></td><td><p>178,964,821</p></td><td><p>3,672,365</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21 (YTD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oil </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>kWh </strong></p></td><td><p>8,552,288</p></td><td><p>17,368,769</p></td><td><p>153,920</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2020 16:46:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203843

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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 and what proportion of claimants in receipt of universal credit died between (a) March to May 2020, and (b) March to May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	59471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Universal Credit can be claimed by a range of working age people, some of whom have health conditions or disabilities, which may be degenerative or life limiting. The decision to claim Universal Credit can be prompted by a range of a factors, including when someone is terminally ill, so mortality figures should not be viewed in isolation.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1st March 2019 and 31st May 2019, 1,600, or less than 0.1 per cent, applications were made to Universal Credit where the claimant died. Over the same period the volume of people on Universal Credit stood at 2.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1st March 2020 and 31st May 2020, 2,700, or less than 0.1 percent, applications were made to Universal Credit where the claimant died. Over the same period the volume of people on Universal Credit stood at 4.9 million.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/07/2020 16:06:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 32176 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1203346

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
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 new applications for universal credit have been received since 23 March 2020; how many of those claims resulted in an existing legacy benefit claim ending, and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that no recipient of legacy benefits is financially disadvantaged as a result of making a new application for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	59235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>It has always been the case that, where claimants’ circumstances change significantly, their entitlement will be recalculated based on a new set of rules under a new benefit.</p><p>Throughout the coronavirus outbreak, DWP’s communications team has reacted quickly and across multiple platforms and mediums to help as many people as possible navigate the range of new and existing financial support available from the Government. This includes launching a new microsite within the “Understanding Universal Credit” website to help people understand the eligibility criteria of different support schemes and benefits and the interaction between the different support offers. Since this new content was launched in early March, it has received over 1.8 million page views.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continually makes improvements to the UC service in response to feedback and user research. Therefore, on 3 June we introduced a check-through box to remind claimants to check their eligibility before making a claim and to remind them that legacy benefits will cease when the UC claim is submitted and that they will not be able to return to them in the future, even if the claimant is not entitled to UC.</p><p> </p><p>DWP cannot advise individual claimants whether they would be better off moving to UC or remaining on legacy benefits. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent benefits calculators on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>From 22 July 2020, a two-week run on of Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance (IR) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (IB) will be available for all claimants whose claim to UC ends entitlement to these benefits to provide additional support for claimants moving to UC. This is in addition to the Transition to UC Housing Payment, a two-week extension of Housing Benefit, that is already in place.</p><p /><p>Data surrounding Universal Credit caseload growth at national, regional and constituency level is published at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk </a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</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><p> </p><p>The latest Management Information on declarations to Universal Credit was published on 16 June 2020. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-declarations-claims-and-advances-management-information</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/07/2020 12:43:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 29931 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1202800

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Poverty: Children
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 adequacy of support for (a) families of BAME children and (b) single mothers of BAME children living in poverty.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	58836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>This Government provides a strong welfare safety net, and continues to spend over £95 billion a year on working age welfare benefits for those who need them.</p><p>We do not assess adequacy of benefits on the grounds of race.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/07/2020 14:08:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1202902

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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: Written Questions
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 answer (a) Questions 49012 and 49013 tables on 19 May 2020 tabled by the hon Member for Middlesbrough and (b) Question 52074 tabled on 1 June 2020 by the hon Member for Bradford East.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	58711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay and refer the hon. Member to my responses to questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=49012" target="_blank"><strong>49012/49013</strong></a> answered on 1st July and question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=52074" target="_blank"><strong>52074</strong></a> answered on 7th July.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/07/2020 16:36:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 29527 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald