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1658597

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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	Occupational Health
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 take steps to ensure that his Department's consultation, Occupational Health: Working Better, updated on 9 August 2023, encourages the development of facilities to allow working people to engage in (a) the daily mile and (b) other physical and mental health activities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>Tackling economic inactivity due to long-term sickness is a top priority for the Government. The Occupational Health: Working Better consultation was announced alongside the Chancellor’s £2 billion package at the Spring Budget 2023 to support disabled people and those living with health conditions to succeed in work.</p><p>The consultation recognises the role of Occupational Health in supporting employee health and wellbeing and it seeks to drive an ambitious increase in Occupational Health coverage.</p><p>We cannot pre-empt the outcome of the consultation by specifying interventions that will be included as the consultation is ongoing. Following its conclusion on 12 October, responses will be analysed and policy options will be developed.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 198138 question first answered 15/09/2023 13:10:04 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1658599

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: Stress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people who have experienced work-related stress are helped to re-engage with work without delay.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government delivers an extensive programme of initiatives to support disabled people and people with health conditions, including work-related stress, to start or speedily return to work, as well as to stay, and succeed, in work. These include:</p><ul><li>Initiatives to support and encourage employers to support their staff, including those who have experienced work-related stress, to stay in, or return to, work, including: <ul><li>The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service (MHSS) providing up to 9 months of personalised, non-clinical support for people who need mental health support while in employment;</li><li>Disability Confident, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues disabled employees face in the workplace;</li><li>An online Information Service called <a href="https://www.support-with-employee-health-and-disability.dwp.gov.uk/support-with-employee-health-and-disability" target="_blank">“Support with Employee Health and Disability”,</a> providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting health and disability in the workplace;</li><li>Increasing access to occupational health, including the testing of financial incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed;</li><li>Access to Work grants helping towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;</li></ul></li><li>Increased Work Coach support in Jobcentres for disabled people and people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;</li><li>Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;</li><li>Work in partnership between DWP and the health system, including:<ul><li>Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions which includes support to return to work following mental health-related absences, and;</li><li>The Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme, a Supported Employment model (place, train and maintain) delivered in health settings, aimed at people with physical or common mental health disabilities to support them to access paid jobs in the open labour market.</li></ul></li><li>The Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for disabled people.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/09/2023 13:32:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1658600

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to adjust the tapering of Universal Credit to enable workers to work more hours.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>Universal Credit is designed to make work pay and there are no limits on the number of hours someone can work. The amount of Universal Credit awarded depends on the level of income and other household circumstances reported within an assessment period, rather than the number of hours worked.</p><p> </p><p>We want people to see their income increase when they start working or earn more, so we reduce their Universal Credit by less than they are earning. From November 2021 the Universal Credit single taper rate of 63 per cent was reduced to 55 per cent and some claimants will also benefit from a work allowance which is the amount someone can earn before their Universal Credit award starts to reduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/09/2023 11:14:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1658650

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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
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 his Department has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on working families with children.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	198161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>No such assessments have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people, including parents, are facing with the cost of living and is taking action to help. Overall, we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of bills.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2023, everyone who receives a state benefit or pension will have seen their benefit rates increase by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels have also increased by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>To support parents who are in work, from 1 April, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that high childcare costs can affect parents’ decisions to take up paid work or increase their working hours. That is why, as announced at the Spring Budget, we are investing billions in additional childcare support for parents of toddlers, investing in wraparound childcare in schools, and increasing financial support for, and expectations of, parents claiming Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments. The first £301 payments have been issued to 8.3 million households, and two further payments will follow this autumn and in spring 2024. In addition, 6.4 million individuals on eligible ‘extra-costs’ disability benefits have also recently received a further £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment meaning households with more than one disabled person will receive multiple Disability Cost of Living Payments.</p><p> </p><p>For people who require additional support, in England, the Household Support Fund will continue until March 2024. This year long extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary support to those most in need with the significantly rising cost of living. The guidance for Local Authorities can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024-household-support-fund-guidance-for-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">here.</a> Local Authorities have the discretion to design their own local schemes within the parameters of this guidance and grant determination that DWP have set out for the fund. Local Authorities are expected to support households in the most need, and in particular those who may not be eligible for the other support Government has recently made available, however, are nevertheless in need. The Devolved Administrations will receive consequential funding as usual to spend at their discretion.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 198163 question first answered 11/09/2023 15:03:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1658651

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of universal credit in supporting families with children during the school summer holidays.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	198162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/09/2023 13:14:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1658652

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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, what assessment his Department made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on working families who (a) qualify and (b) do not qualify for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	198163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>No such assessments have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people, including parents, are facing with the cost of living and is taking action to help. Overall, we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of bills.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2023, everyone who receives a state benefit or pension will have seen their benefit rates increase by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels have also increased by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>To support parents who are in work, from 1 April, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that high childcare costs can affect parents’ decisions to take up paid work or increase their working hours. That is why, as announced at the Spring Budget, we are investing billions in additional childcare support for parents of toddlers, investing in wraparound childcare in schools, and increasing financial support for, and expectations of, parents claiming Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments. The first £301 payments have been issued to 8.3 million households, and two further payments will follow this autumn and in spring 2024. In addition, 6.4 million individuals on eligible ‘extra-costs’ disability benefits have also recently received a further £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment meaning households with more than one disabled person will receive multiple Disability Cost of Living Payments.</p><p> </p><p>For people who require additional support, in England, the Household Support Fund will continue until March 2024. This year long extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary support to those most in need with the significantly rising cost of living. The guidance for Local Authorities can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024-household-support-fund-guidance-for-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">here.</a> Local Authorities have the discretion to design their own local schemes within the parameters of this guidance and grant determination that DWP have set out for the fund. Local Authorities are expected to support households in the most need, and in particular those who may not be eligible for the other support Government has recently made available, however, are nevertheless in need. The Devolved Administrations will receive consequential funding as usual to spend at their discretion.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 198161 question first answered 11/09/2023 15:03:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1658653

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: Pensions
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 his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost-of-living on private pension funds.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	198164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The latest data shows private pension opt out and stopping saving rates remain low.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/09/2023 10:41:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott previous answer version 93671 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1658677

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of accessible school-aged childcare on the number of parents returning to the workforce.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	198170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by this department.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that childcare can affect parents’ decisions to take up paid work or increase their working hours. That is why, as announced at the Spring Budget, we are investing billions in additional childcare support for parents of toddlers, investing in wraparound childcare in schools, and increasing financial support for, and expectations of, parents claiming Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/09/2023 11:37:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1658689

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: British Nationals Abroad
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 review the decision to continue the freeze on pensions of overseas pensioners, in particular in nations where there is no reciprocal agreement in place; and what steps he is taking to establish reciprocal agreements where none exist.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	198175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The policy on up-rating UK State Pensions overseas is longstanding and has been supported by successive Governments for over 70 years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to those who meet the qualifying conditions and is up-rated overseas where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 11/09/2023 14:33:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1658709

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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: East Dunbartonshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women applied for the two-child limit exemption in East Dunbartonshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	198250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The requested information is only available at household level and are not broken down by gender.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/09/2023 11:16:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan