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1185846

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: Coronavirus
	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 merits of an additional fuel payment to pensioners following Government advice for them to stay at home.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	30876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly<em>.</em></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There are no plans to extend the winter fuel allowance scheme.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has, however, published a series of measures designed to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak with the cost of their energy bills. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further information on the measures is available here:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-agrees-measures-with-energy-industry-to-support-vulnerable-people-through-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-agrees-measures-with-energy-industry-to-support-vulnerable-people-through-covid-19</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/03/2020 11:51:44 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 15:03:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 13798 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1367461

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	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	Winter Fuel Payment
	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 the part-payment of winter fuel payment being available to those who have narrowly missed the age cut-off.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	72577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the legislation relating to the qualifying week as this would add unnecessary cost and complexity.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to pay £200 to those households with someone of state pension age and under 80 and £300 to those households with someone aged 80 or over.</p><p> </p><p>Other help with energy costs is available to those eligible through the warm home discount scheme and cold weather payments. Further details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment</a></p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2021 12:59:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1486965

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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 Payments: Pensioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to extend the £650 cost of living payment to pensioners who are in receipt of the state pension but are not eligible to claim pension credit.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	31911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The government is committing an extra £37 billion to support the most vulnerable this year. The £650 Cost of Living Payment is deliberately targeted at low-income households in receipt of a means tested qualifying benefit. For people above State Pension age, this is those in receipt of Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>With the full package of support, most pensioner households will receive £850 (via the additional Winter Fuel Payment, Council Tax Rebate &amp; Energy Bills Support Scheme) on top of arising state Pension, which has never been higher. Pensioners receiving means-tested benefits who are in most need of support will receive £1,500, including payments in July and the autumn totalling £650.</p><p> </p><p>If someone in receipt of a contributory State Pension, additionally makes a successful claim for Pension Credit, they may qualify for one or both instalments of the Cost of Living Payment. This is because claims for Pension Credit can be backdated for a maximum of 3 months, provided the entitlement conditions are met throughout the 3 months.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all pensioner households will receive an extra £300 to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/07/2022 16:03:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1541801

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	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: Cancer
	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 a comparative assessment of the potential impact of uprating benefits in line with (a) earnings and (b) inflation on people living with cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	86570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has completed his annual up-rating review of State Pension and benefit rates will increase in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for the year to September 2022. This means that they will increase by 10.1% from 10 April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, the government will spend over £65.8 billion on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/11/2022 17:12:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1587913

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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	Child Tax Credit: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people in receipt of child tax credit who are requested to migrate to Universal Credit but are ineligible to make such a claim are able to receive the transitional protections afforded to Universal Credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	149631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>All claimants will be assessed for eligibility to UC and for Transitional Protection if they make a claim. This includes those in receipt of child tax credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2023 15:41:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris