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1701553

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact for his Department's policies of defined benefit pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	22181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The defined benefit pensions landscape remains central for the retirement plans of millions of current and future pensioners. There have been significant changes over recent years and the Government has been alive to the resulting risks and opportunities. The revised DB funding arrangements, which will be implemented in the Autumn, will help to keep members hard earned benefits safe and support the vision set out in our recent DB consultations to ensure that assets can work as hard as possible for the benefit of members, sponsoring employers, and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/04/2024 12:41:09 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1697985

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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: Women
	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 introduce a compensation scheme for women affected by the Pensions Act 1995.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	19979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are considering the Ombudsman’s report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 15:49:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1689549

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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: Food Banks
	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 had recent discussions with foodbank operators on jobcentre referral slips.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	14448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>Officials meet regularly with both the Trussell Trust and the Independent Food Aid Network. The meetings cover a broad range of topics, including signposting slips.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/02/2024 10:42:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1686286

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	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	Pension Protection Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the evidence given by the Pensions Minister to the Work and Pensions Committee on 10 January 2024, HC 144, what plans he has to amend (a) indexation, (b) the 90% compensation cap and (c) any other issues relating to the Pension Protection Fund; and if he will publish any relevant documentation on those matters.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	12385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>While all pensions legislation is kept under review as a matter of course, there are currently no plans to amend (a) the Pension Protection Fund rules on indexation or (b) the 90% rule on Pension Protection Fund compensation payments. These are complex matters and require careful consideration before any changes are made. There is no documentation for publication in relation to these matters at this time.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/02/2024 12:30:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1672658

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: Terminal Illnesses
	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 the potential merits of extending the criteria for winter fuel payments to include people with a terminal illness.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	3552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments are a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, although the Department for Communities there maintains parity with the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Winter fuel payments are made to people who have reached State Pension age and meet the relevant residence criteria in the third week of September each year. There are no plans to change these eligibility criteria. This winter, as last, the payments include the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 on top of the usual rate of £200 for a pensioner household with someone aged under 80, and £300 for households with someone aged 80 or over.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Department is committed to supporting people with a terminal illness. The Special Rules for End of Life enable people with a terminal illness to get faster, easier access to certain benefits without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods; and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit.</p><p> </p><p>For many years, the Special Rules for End of Life have applied to people who have six months or less to live, and now they have been changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live. Changes to these rules means that thousands of people nearing the end of life will be able to claim fast-tracked financial support from the benefits system six months earlier than they were able to previously.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/11/2023 14:44:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1666407

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	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: Uprating
	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 make it his policy to uprate social security rates in line with the latest rate of CPI in the upcoming Autumn Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	203714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is required by law to undertake an annual review of State Pensions and benefits. The outcome of the review will be announced in the Autumn.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/10/2023 12:32:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1665313

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	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: Northern Ireland
	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 make an estimate of the number of people residing in Northern Ireland who are likely to have been underpaid their state pension as a result of their national insurance record not including the correct entitlement of home responsibilities protection from 1978 to 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	203148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the numbers of people in any particular geographical location who are potentially affected; data has not been recorded in a way that would allow this.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 14:28:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1665314

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	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: Northern Ireland
	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 plans to provide additional funding for advice services in Northern Ireland to assist people who have been underpaid their state pension as a result of an incorrect attribution of home responsibilities protection credits.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	203149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to provide additional funding for advice services in Northern Ireland in relation to the Home Responsibilities Protection correction exercise. In September, HMRC began issuing letters inviting people to apply for potentially missed periods of Home Responsibilities Protection. Information is available to people in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom through gov.uk, including a self-identification tool to help people see if they might be affected. Support is available from both HMRC and DWP staff where needed.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 16:53:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1663470

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to provide evidence to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	201324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As agreed with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UK Government representatives will present further information on the UK’s progress at the Committee’s session in March 2024, entirely properly. This is in relation to the Committee’s review of the UK follow-up reports to the 2016 inquiry under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:13:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1641414

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	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: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants had the minimum income floor applied during the qualifying period for the Cost of Living Payment with the 25 February 2023 deadline; and how many such claimants received a nil payment due to the minimum income floor.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	187403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>During the qualifying period for the Cost of Living Payment with the 25 February 2023 deadline, there were 141,900 Universal Credit claimants that had the minimum income floor applied. 12,000 of these claimants received a nil payment potentially due to the minimum income floor.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>Claimants are treated as having the Minimum Income Floor applied if they have been assessed as gainfully self-employed, are not in a start-up period during which the Minimum Income Floor is not applied, and do not have a temporary easement by which their Minimum Income Floor is set to zero.</li><li>Claimants to whom the Minimum Income Floor applied includes both those whose actual net earnings are below their Minimum Income Floor and those whose actual net earnings are above.</li><li>We have identified claimants as receiving a nil payment potentially due to the minimum income floor if they had a nil payment and their actual net earnings were below the minimum income floor. Not all of these claimants would necessarily have received an award in the absence of the minimum income floor.</li><li>Claimants are excluded if their claim closed before the end of the assessment period falling in the qualifying period.</li><li>Figures may be subject to retrospective changes as more up-to-date data becomes available or if methodological improvements are made.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/06/2023 15:27:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna