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1365072

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a method to assess whether a benefit claimant has permanently left the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	67091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>DWP takes fraudulent claims very seriously, which is why we have a range of measures in place to identify when someone has permanently left the UK and is no longer entitlement to benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit, like certain other benefits, is only payable in the UK, although it can be claimed legitimately during limited periods of absence. Our operational staff are trained to deal with such cases, which helps ensure claimants do not receive benefits incorrectly. For Universal Credit, claimants will also have regular work-focussed interviews as part of their claim.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we regularly monitor claims, working closely with other Government Departments. For Universal Credit, our increased use of data and analytics, along with enhanced checks where intelligence indicates a risk of fraud, is proving extremely effective in preventing and detecting this type of loss.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, a combination of data matching and Life Certificates is helping ensure that State Pension is paid correctly to people living overseas.</p><p> </p><p>All individuals in receipt of a DWP benefits are required to inform the Department if their address changes, including if they move to another country. This is clearly set out in our communications to customers. If claims are made where there is no entitlement, the Department will consider formal action and, where appropriate, prosecution. We will also recover any overpayment incurred.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/11/2021 16:10:47 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1299305

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
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	Jobcentres: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to jobcentres to ensure that people coming to the UK from Hong Kong under (a) the BN(O) and (b) other visa schemes are able to secure training and education opportunities using qualifications obtained in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	162527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>BN(O) entering the UK will have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) as stipulated by their visa conditions. A change is being made to Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) which will allow those on the British National (Overseas) route to apply to vary their conditions to have their no recourse to public funds condition lifted where they are able to demonstrate they are destitute or at imminent risk of destitution.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions will continue to work closely with Home Office and OGDs to ensure of the smooth integration of BN(O)s who choose to settle into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK European Network Information Centre (UK ENIC, and formerly UK NARIC) provides expert advice on behalf of the UK Government on the comparability of international qualifications, including those from Hong Kong to UK qualifications. UK Higher Education Institutions and other educational institutions use the ENIC database to assess the qualifications of applicants for their courses.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on specific provisions across the four nations of the UK will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/03/2021 14:31:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1276838

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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	Pensions: Canada
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Canadian Government on a reciprocal social security agreement with the UK covering the uprating of pensions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not had any recent discussions on this issue with the Government of Canada. The Department plans to respond shortly to the request from Canada for a reciprocal social security agreement.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/01/2021 13:27:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1273777

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that married women who are state pension age before April 2016 and receive less than 60 per cent of their husband's basic state pension are (a) made aware that they are entitled to an increase up to 60 per cent of their husband's pension, and (b) receive the full amount of their entitlement in a backdated payment.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	133727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department is aware of a number of cases where individuals have been underpaid State Pension. We are checking for further cases and any that are found will be looked at in line with the relevant legislation and any arrears payments backdated to the point they became eligible.</p><p>Those married women who are already getting a State Pension based on their own National Insurance contributions must make a separate claim for the Category BL top up if their husband reached State Pension age after them and before 17 March 2008. The top up payments can, in accordance with legislation, be backdated for a maximum of 12 months before the date the claim is made.</p><p>Any individual who believes they are being underpaid State Pension should contact the Department on the Freephone number 0800 731 0469. Further details on how to do this through the Pension Service are available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/01/2021 15:26:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1272143

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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	Pensions: Australia and Canada
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to have discussions with the Governments of (a) Australia and (b) Canada on frozen overseas pensions; and is she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	131193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has no plans for discussions with either Australia or Canada, and the Government has no plans to change its policy on the uprating of UK State Pensions overseas. This is a longstanding policy which has been supported by successive Governments for over 70 years.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2021 16:42:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1256928

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Health: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential health effects on the general population of the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasted rise in unemployment to 7.5 per cent in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	122611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>A range of evidence shows that being unemployed can negatively affect an individual’s health. Several studies of the UK recession following the financial crisis in 2008 associated it with a rise in health problems, particularly mental health problems. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many factors apart from labour market conditions may affect population health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a variety of support to help people stay healthy and to help people who may be experiencing health problems to stay in work or find work. On 23 November, we published our Wellbeing and Mental Health Support plan for COVID-19, which sets out the support available for people in the context of a second wave and the winter months.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/12/2020 15:38:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1246274

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled young people are able to access the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	107613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We are encouraging employers to create a range of opportunities through the Kickstart Scheme for all young people aged 16 to 24 who are at risk of long–term unemployment - including those who have disabilities. Job Centre Plus Work Coaches will identify those young people most in need of the extra support offered by the Kickstart Scheme. We are also encouraging organisations that work with disabled young people to take part in the Kickstart scheme, this can include acting as gateway organisations for employers in their networks to take part in the Kickstart scheme. This will help ensure that young people with disabilities, as well as young people experiencing other disadvantages, are able to access the Kickstart Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>DWP also offers a range of support programmes including Access to Work and Disability Confident to advise and support employers looking to take on disabled jobseekers – this support can be accessed through local Jobcentres or through gov.uk at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/disability-confident" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/disability-confident</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/11/2020 18:09:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1228938

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the requirement for candidates for the kickstart scheme to be in receipt of universal credit on the take-up of that scheme; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing that requirement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	81613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Our initial focus is on young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment as they have most to gain from an opportunity like Kickstart. Work Coaches will work with young people to identify those most suitable for the Kickstart scheme and can match suitable young people to vacancies. We will consider expanding to other groups as we grow the volume of Kickstart roles available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2020 17:00:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1175765

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of expenditure on welfare benefits payments was classified as overpaid in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions administers over 25 benefits, ensuring that the very different conditions of entitlement are met in each individual instance. We publish annual figures on the amount we estimate has been overpaid under the title ‘Fraud and Error in the Benefit System’.</p><p> </p><p>The percentage of benefit expenditure estimated to have been overpaid for each of the last 10 years can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount overpaid as a percentage of the Department’s expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has worked hard to deliver major welfare reform during much of this period, all whilst limiting fraud and error to 2.2% or less.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We continue to focus on preventing loss before it occurs, which is in everyone’s interest. Sophisticated data matching rules are increasingly allowing us to cross check what claimants tell us, with potential discrepancies being routed to our fraud investigators.</p><p> </p><p>We are constantly exploring the use of new data sources, which will improve this process still further.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/02/2020 14:23:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1175766

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing entitlement to benefits from people convicted of terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment is that someone who has been convicted of a crime and is serving a custodial sentence should not be receiving benefits. That is why the Department’s policy is to stop benefits where people have been convicted and go to prison. This includes convictions for acts of terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/02/2020 14:28:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell