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1417302
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-27more like thismore than 2022-01-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on universal credit claimants of the Welsh Government's Winter Fuel Support Scheme Payment being classed as salary. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 113158 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-01more like thismore than 2022-02-01
answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p><p>These payments are not treated as salary, but as capital, and are unlikely to affect entitlement to Universal Credit, as claimants need have capital in excess of £6,000 before the capital causes their Universal Credit to be reduced.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-01T17:17:57.84Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-01T17:17:57.84Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1417304
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-27more like thismore than 2022-01-27
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on universal credit claimants of the Welsh Government's NHS and Social care Financial Recognition payment being classed as salary. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 113159 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-01more like thismore than 2022-02-01
answer text <p>Following the announcement of their intention to provide financial recognition for NHS and Social Care staff, we corresponded with the Welsh Government to explain that as the tax system treats such payments as earnings, it follows that DWP would treat them in the same way. There have been no further discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The £500 payments to health and social care workers you refer to are classed as earnings within the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, so are treated as earnings for the purposes of calculating entitlement to Universal Credit. To ensure consistency with the approach taken across different forms of earnings and Covid-19 financial support, the UK Government does not believe there is a case for disregarding these payments from benefit calculations. They are therefore subject to the Universal Credit taper rate of 55%, unless the earnings form part of the work allowance, which is the amount someone can earn before the taper is applied to their earnings.</p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-01T17:31:56.897Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-01T17:31:56.897Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1387279
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-13more like thismore than 2021-12-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Carer's Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to increase carer's allowance. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 91990 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-12-20more like thismore than 2021-12-20
answer text <p><em></em></p><p>The rate of Carer’s Allowance will increase to £69.70 from April 2022. This increases means that, since 2010 it will have increased from £53.90 to £69.70 a week, providing an additional £800 a year for carers.</p><p /><p>Between 2021/22 and 2026/27 real terms expenditure on Carer’s Allowance is forecast to increase by two-fifths (around £1.3 billion). By 2026/27, the Government is forecast to spend just under £4.4billion a year on Carer’s Allowance.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-12-20T17:03:51.957Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-20T17:03:51.957Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1387280
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-13more like thismore than 2021-12-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a transitional top up for claimants who had been in receipt of enhanced disability payments prior to a universal credit transition. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 91991 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-12-20more like thismore than 2021-12-20
answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce transitional payments in Universal Credit for those claimants who had been in receipt of the enhanced disability premium. A transitional payment may be awarded to claimants who were previously entitled to the severe disability premium. These payments are made in recognition of their very specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-12-20T17:08:18.113Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-20T17:08:18.113Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1387281
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-13more like thismore than 2021-12-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for universal credit claimants who had previously been in receipt of enhanced disability payments. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 91992 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-12-21more like thismore than 2021-12-21
answer text <p>When designing Universal Credit the Government chose to concentrate financial support on the most severely disabled people to create a simpler and more streamlined system.</p><p>The Universal Credit rate for the most severely disabled people, the limited capability for work and work- related activity addition, is more than double the equivalent rate for the Employment and Support Allowance support group. This means claimants who were previously in the Employment and Support Allowance support group and only receiving the enhanced disability premium, are better off on Universal Credit.</p><p>Additional support is available through the National Disability Strategy and the Government’s Health and Disability green paper aims to continue to improve the support available.</p><p /> more like this
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-12-21T11:49:07.76Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-21T11:49:07.76Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1218843
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-29more like thismore than 2020-06-29
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pension Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who were advised by the Government to shield in March 2020 were in receipt of pension credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 66089 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-07more like thismore than 2020-07-07
answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-07T14:42:11.66Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-07T14:42:11.66Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1184896
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-13more like thismore than 2020-03-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claimants have had their claim reassessed in the last six months. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 29267 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-18more like thismore than 2020-03-18
answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award review and change of circumstances clearances can be found in Table 2A within the “Data tables: PIP experimental statistics on planned award review and change of circumstance registrations and clearances to October 2019” published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The latest available data (from the introduction of PIP in April 2013 to October 2019) on reassessments of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants to PIP at initial decision can be found on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. The “PIP Clearances” table can be filtered on “Reassessment Indicator” to only include data for DLA to PIP reassessments.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p>
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-18T15:14:49.76Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-18T15:14:49.76Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1183911
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-10more like thismore than 2020-03-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pension Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 75 and over were in receipt of pension credit in each year from 2015 to 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 27560 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-13more like thismore than 2020-03-13
answer text <p>It is important to highlight that in 2017/18 there were around 1.7 million Pension Credit claimants, receiving around £5.1 billion of Pension Credit payments.</p><p>The Government wants to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are entitled. That is why on the 10 February we launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit. The aim of the campaign is to encourage those over State Pension age to check whether they’re eligible. We want to make it clear that having savings, a pension or owning a home are not automatic barriers to receiving Pension Credit; as well as explaining that even a small award of Pension Credit can provide access to a range of other benefits such as help with rent, council tax reduction schemes and heating costs.</p><p>The campaign includes a short, animated video that is being shown in GP waiting rooms and in Post Offices. It is also being shown to Facebook users over State Pension age and supported by other messaging on social media. We have also made the video and campaign materials available for stakeholders to use, as we know they are often one of the first places people turn to for information about Pension Credit.</p><p>An important part of our overall strategy to promote take-up is engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or Attendance Allowance or report a change in their circumstances which may mean that they could be eligible for Pension Credit.</p><p>Pension Credit is an income-related benefit, which means that entitlement to the benefit will depend on an individual’s particular circumstances. It is therefore not possible to identify each person that is eligible, which is why we are encouraging people who think they may be eligible for Pension Credit to use the online Pension Credit calculator <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of Pension Credit claimants aged 75 and over between the years of 2015 and 2019 is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Pension Credit Claimants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>926,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>951,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>993,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,033,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,102,497</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Pension Credit is paid per household rather than per person like other benefits, therefore a Pension Credit Claimant can represent more than one person in receipt of Pension Credit. These figures represent the number of claimants as at August each year and represents those households where the main claimant is aged 75 and over and receiving payment.</p><p> </p><p>The information is published and available 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: <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>
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-13T10:10:11.713Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-13T10:10:11.713Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1183692
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-03-09more like thismore than 2020-03-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Motability more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of the Motability Scheme have had their eligibility reassessed and their (a) mobility scooters and (b) cars removed in the last six months. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 26919 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-12more like thismore than 2020-03-12
answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on how many people have Motability vehicles. Therefore, we are unable to provide accurate information on the number of people who have been required to return a Motability vehicle in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>Motability is an independent organisation wholly responsible for the administration of the Motability Scheme. The details of the number of people returning Motability vehicles for the requested time period would only be contained within Motability’s Management Information.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-12T09:56:41.673Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-12T09:56:41.673Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this
1146996
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-09-30more like thismore than 2019-09-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her timescale is for the completion of managed migration to universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 292273 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-03more like thismore than 2019-10-03
answer text <p>We have already said that following the pilot we will report back to Parliament on progress and findings, and at that point will determine the process for bringing forward further legislation to move claimants beyond the pilot phase.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 introduced in July 2019 allow the Department to pilot moving no more than 10,000 claimants across to Universal Credit from legacy benefits and is expected to last until November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Draft regulations were sent for scrutiny to the independent Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) in 2018. The Committee submitted them for a formal public consultation, receiving 455 responses - the Government accepted, in whole or in part, all but one of the Committee’s recommendations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-03T14:46:18.717Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-03T14:46:18.717Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this