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168402

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217366 217387 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:58:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

36515

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently awaiting work capability assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	186209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In May 2010 there were 225,000 cases with Atos Health care and as of 28 February 2014 there were around 766,000 outstanding cases awaiting Work Capability Assessments being completed. This figure does not include cases yet to be referred to Atos or cases referred to Atos but where the claimant has yet to return the claimant questionnaire.</p><p> </p><p>This includes (a) around 371,000 new claimants of Employment and Support Allowance who should be receiving the assessment rate of the benefit; (b) around 293,000 existing recipients of Employment and Support Allowance awaiting a review; and (c) around 102,000 existing Incapacity Benefit recipients awaiting reassessment.</p><p> </p><p>This figure is based on operational management information received from Atos Healthcare and is rounded to the nearest thousand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

36518

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for applicants for employment and support allowance is between submission of the ESA50 form and the date of the work capability assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	186212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The average time from submission of an ESA50 to the completion of a face-to-face Work Capability Assessment (for both Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment), for the period from February 2013 to January 2014, was 64 working days</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

38402

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 initial employment and support allowance claims have taken over 91 days in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	187843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The table estimates, for all new Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claims made in each of the last three years, which have had a determination in relation the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the proportion of claims that were completed in over 91 days. </p><p> </p><p>Number and proportion of completed initial ESA claims each year between April 2010 and March 2013 that were completed in more than 13 weeks by year of claim start date</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>ESA claim start date between:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr-10 to </p><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>Apr-11 to </p><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>Apr-12 to </p><p>Mar-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Completed in more than 13 weeks</p></td><td><p>231,700</p></td><td><p>316,000</p></td><td><p>364,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage completed in more than 13 weeks</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Work and Pensions benefit administration dataset</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>All values are rounded; therefore addition of all volumes for outcomes may not sum to total cases. Caseload volumes have been rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>For around 10% of all new claims, the duration cannot be determined due to data not being available, so these have been excluded from the analysis above. These are mainly claims with the one or other of the dates missing so the time from the claim start to the notification of the WCA output cannot be calculated. Those still waiting for an assessment are also excluded.</li><li>The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. It related to new ESA claims; Incapacity Benefit (IB) claims reassessments are not included. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.</li><li>As the Official Statistics on ESA and the WCA do not focus on benefit durations, the underlying data used to provide the information has not been quality assured to the same level, and should be treated with caution.</li><li>ESA payments commence from the start of the claim. Where the WCA takes longer than 91 days and the claimant is found to be eligible for the benefit payments of the relevant component will be backdated to the 92<sup>nd</sup> day.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

44195

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is being done to help young adults who are unemployed, working part-time or are in jobs for which they are overqualified to use the skills that they possess.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The youth claimant count has fallen for 21 consecutive months and youth unemployment has fallen for the past six months.</p><p> </p><p>For people who are unemployed, our work experience programmes have proved to be effective at helping young people into work. Over 145,000 have started a work experience placement and over 46,000 have started a sector based work academy that provides work experience and pre-employment training. Surveys show that over 40 percent of young people have reported having had a job since going into a work experience placement or on a sector-based work academy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our new Help to Work Scheme will offer further tailored in-depth support for the very long term unemployed, and in-work claimants will receive support to progress within the workplace. Universal Credit will provide support for working-age people who are in or out of work.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

44214

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure of the Department for Work and Pensions, in reserved areas, per capita in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Expenditure of the Department for Work and Pensions, in reserved areas, per capita in England, Scotland and Wales can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure for Northern Ireland has not been included as DWP does not administer benefits for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expenditure per capita</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td><td><p>2,338</p></td><td><p>2,401</p></td><td><p>2,481</p></td><td><p>2,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>2,572</p></td><td><p>2,639</p></td><td><p>2,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,489</p></td><td><p>2,692</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p>2,946</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: DWP accounting data, HMT Country and Regional Analysis tables, and ONS population estimates</p><p> </p><p>The sources for this data can be found on the following web sites.</p><p> </p><p>Benefit expenditure is from Regional Tables produced by DWP</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266830/expenditure_by_region_201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266830/expenditure_by_region_201213.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>The benefit expenditure on individuals living overseas, or with address not recorded on statistical data sources, has not been included in the table above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Administrative expenditure is from Country and Regional Analysis Tables produced by HMT</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261663/CRA_2013_Combined_Database_for_Publication.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261663/CRA_2013_Combined_Database_for_Publication.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Population Estimates have been produced by Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p>England</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/england-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/england-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Scotland</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/scotland-population-estimates-1872-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/scotland-population-estimates-1872-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Wales</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/wales-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/wales-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls</a></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

44479

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments have been conducted of 16 and 17 year olds to establish whether they are estranged from their parents in order to determine eligibility for benefits; how many of those assessed (a) were and (b) were not accepted as estranged; how many such decisions were appealed; and how many such appeals were successful in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	193016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

44555

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	193250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested on what estimate has been made of the number of female-headed households that have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap is not available. </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44556

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the under-occupancy penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	193236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A consortium has been commissioned to carry out a two year monitoring of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy measure across Great Britain. This consortium is led by Ipsos-MORI and includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation is taking place over a two year period, starting from April 2013 with a final report published in late 2015. The evaluation includes research with claimants, social landlords, Local Authority staff and voluntary organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44561

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Work and Pensions and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions conducts an annual Claimant Service and Experience Survey which measures customer satisfaction. The survey includes customers of Jobcentre Plus and the former agency Pensions, Disability and Carers Service. Fieldwork for the 2013 survey was completed in September. The survey is approved by the Operations Executive Team and key findings have been reported to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Group conducts customer satisfaction surveys to cover all its statutory schemes. Quarterly surveys are run for the 1993/2003 and 2012 schemes and a monthly survey for the Options Gateway to tell how customers think suppliers are delivering service. All of these surveys are commissioned and reviewed for internal use by the CMG Executive Team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn