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1082282

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes jobcentre staff will visit claimants in hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	228729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Officers from the DWP Visiting Team, as appropriate, visit claimants to support them in making an application for benefit or for on-going administration of their claim – for example if they have a change in their circumstances. The majority of visits conducted by DWP take place in a claimant’s home. However, an officer can also arrange an appointment at an alternative place, such as an information point (surgery) or hospital, if a claimant is deemed to be vulnerable or is in need of additional support when making an application for benefit or for on-going support. We may also visit centenarians to confirm they can receive and appreciate a congratulatory birthday card from the Queen.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/03/2019 18:09:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061339

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department's guidance for Decision makers on issuing sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	221781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s guidance for its decision makers is already available to see on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. For decision makers dealing with awards of Jobseeker’s Allowance, the guidance can be found in the “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide" target="_blank">Decision Makers Guide</a>” (“DMG”) at chapter 34. Guidance for Employment and Support Allowance can be found in DMG chapter 53.</p><p> </p><p>The “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">Advice for Decision Makers</a>” (“ADM”) contains guidance for decision makers dealing with awards of Universal Credit at chapters K1 to K9. Guidance for awards of new-style Employment and Support Allowance and new-style Jobseeker’s Allowance, guidance can be found at chapters V7 and S4 to S7 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/02/2019 16:57:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061179

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many records her Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	221707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP reviewed 45,981 files in 2018 and transferred 1369 files to The National Archives (TNA) in October 2018. 3205 files are due to be transferred to the TNA in March 2019.</p><p>DWP has 569 files that are awaiting review, these files have start dates pre-1995. Some of these files may be selected for transfer to the TNA.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/02/2019 17:58:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock