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1696446

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	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, what steps he is taking to support women affected by changes to the state pension age with the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support in retirement. Last year the State Pension saw its biggest ever cash rise, increasing by 10.1%. From April, the basic and new State Pensions will increase by 8.5%, in line with the Triple Lock.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is delivering a comprehensive package of support to help those aged 50 and over to remain in and return to work. We are also committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it, including when they near or reach retirement, through the welfare benefits system. Support is available to those who are unable to work or are on a low income but are not eligible for pensioner benefits because of their age.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>In addition, the government has provided support from 2022-23 to 2023-2024 to help households with the cost of living totalling £96 billion. We are providing further support for 24/25, including uprating working age benefits by 6.7%, raising the National Living Wage and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents which will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund. This will enable further targeted support for people who require assistance to get back to a stable financial position as inflation continues to fall.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/03/2024 14:50:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1696235

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 133803 on Universal Credit, what progress he has made on developing guidance for (a) Universal Credit claimants and (b) his Department's staff on the reporting and treatment of unreimbursed expenses.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Work Coach guidance was updated in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/03/2024 17:04:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1692220

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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	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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a repayable advance for Universal Credit claimants who are awaiting a payment correction following an assessment error.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	16016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/03/2024 11:58:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1690100

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Household Support Fund
	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 impact of ending the Household Support Fund on 31 March 2024 on (a) the number of people experiencing destitution, (b) the NHS, (c) social care services, (d) homelessness services and (e) other public services.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	14686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The current Household Support Fund runs from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, and the Government continues to keep all its existing programmes under review in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/02/2024 16:27:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1690102

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Government Assistance
	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 trends in the level of demand for local crisis support.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	14687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Over £2bn in support has to date been allocated to Local Authorities in England through the Household Support Fund to support those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>Councils continue to have the flexibility to use funding from the Local Government Finance Settlement to provide local welfare assistance.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/02/2024 14:52:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1642258

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	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	Low Incomes: Portsmouth
	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 trends in the numbers of children living in low-income households in Portsmouth.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	188115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Latest statistics for the levels of children who are in low income in the Portsmouth South constituency and Portsmouth are published “Children in Low Income Families”, and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2022/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-financial-year-ending-2022" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>National and regional statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2022" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>Due to methodological differences, the figures in these two publications are not comparable.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/06/2023 12:52:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588287

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	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	Poverty: Children
	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 Action for Children’s latest report entitled, All worked out, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of children living in poverty in Portsmouth South; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	150610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area are for 2020/21 and can be found in the annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2021" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes in this country. In 2022/23 we will spend £245 billion through the welfare system in Great Britain including £111 billion on people of working age. In 2023/24, subject to parliamentary approval, we are uprating all benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%, and in order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>With over 1.16 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people into and to progress in work. Our approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment, particularly where it is full-time, in substantially reducing the risk of poverty.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2023 15:50:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588288

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	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	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 benefits annually in line with prices and living standards.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	150611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Successive Governments have used the Social Security Administration Act 1992 which places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of State Pension and benefits each year, following a review of trends in prices and earnings over the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State’s review ahead of 2023/34 has been completed and State Pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/03/2023 14:14:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588289

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential effect of (a) increasing the child element of Universal Credit by at least £15 a week and (b) ending the benefit cap on levels of children living in poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	150612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>No. It is not possible to produce a robust assessment of the impacts of increasing the child element of Universal Credit and ending the benefit cap on the numbers of people in low income.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/03/2023 14:10:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1583626

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2023
	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	Pension Credit: Portsmouth South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the proportional uptake of Pension Credit in Portsmouth South constituency; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that Pension Credit is paid to all people entitled to it.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	139295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2019 to 2020 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up</a>. These statistics are only available at Great Britain level and cannot be broken down to smaller geographical areas.</p><p /><p>Pension Credit provides vital financial support to pensioners on a low income. In Portsmouth South some 2,400 pensioners already receive Pension Credit, but we want all those who are eligible to claim it. That’s why the Department launched a £1.2m nationwide communications campaign in April to raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up.</p><p>We undertook a further burst of communications activity in December which included press, radio and social media. This highlighted that successful Pension Credit applications made by 18 December would mean qualification for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules. To promote this activity, I held an event at Portcullis House on 7 December. Around 40 MPs attended to show their support and help promote the message in their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>Internal management information shows that during the week commencing 12 December, DWP received over 7,200 claims. This is 177% higher compared to the same week the year before. Since the beginning of the Pension Credit awareness campaign in April 2022, weekly Pension Credit claims volumes increased by an average of 73% compared to the year average before the campaign began (April 2021 to March 2022).</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to spend £1.8m on further communications activities up to the end of the financial year, including TV advertising, radio and print advertising – which will emphasise the help that receipt of Pension Credit can bring, such as qualifying for this year’s Cost of Living payments.</p><p> </p><p>We are also writing to over 11 million pensioners to notify them of the up-rating of their State Pensions. As last year, a leaflet accompanying the notification includes information promoting Pension Credit. This has been updated to include a more prominent ‘call to action’ using the Pension Credit campaign messaging to encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/02/2023 11:52:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan