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45841

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the performance of the Innovation Fund to Support Separated Families.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	903389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are funding 17 projects to help and support separated families in various parts of the country and piloting a range of approaches. The schemes conclude by April 2015 after which we will publish a full, independent evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

49482

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 much in budgeting loans was spent in each region of the UK in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	197592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 provides the Budgeting Loan expenditure in each region of Great Britain in the financial years from 2008/09 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding annual expenditure for Social Fund schemes in Northern Ireland is a matter for Northern Ireland office and is not included in the figures below. Figures are therefore given for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan expenditure by region between 2008/09 and 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Budgeting Loan Expenditure per Region (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>28.4</p></td><td><p>30.3</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>30.4</p></td><td><p>34.8</p></td><td><p>33.1</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td><td><p>34.2</p></td><td><p>30.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>64.0</p></td><td><p>64.9</p></td><td><p>58.9</p></td><td><p>57.5</p></td><td><p>54.0</p></td><td><p>47.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>31.2</p></td><td><p>34.3</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td><td><p>32.6</p></td><td><p>33.8</p></td><td><p>31.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>69.6</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td><td><p>65.1</p></td><td><p>65.3</p></td><td><p>69.0</p></td><td><p>62.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>49.0</p></td><td><p>51.9</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td><td><p>49.2</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>36.3</p></td><td><p>38.1</p></td><td><p>36.6</p></td><td><p>37.1</p></td><td><p>37.7</p></td><td><p>33.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>23.9</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>23.3</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>28.7</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>27.8</p></td><td><p>28.3</p></td><td><p>26.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td><td><p>53.1</p></td><td><p>49.3</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>48.7</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>43.0</p></td><td><p>44.6</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>454.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>482.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>445.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>447.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>455.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>416.3</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. The information provided is (internal)Management Information. Our preference is to answer all Parliamentary Questions using Official / National Statistics but in this case we only have Management Information available. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics, nor does it include the same depth of information. For example the MI does not include expenditure on applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000. Figures may not sum due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

49834

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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 support for the payment of mortgage interest will be available for universal credit recipients in low paid work; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	197914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Under the current system, low paid workers are able to supplement their earnings by claiming support from tax credits. However, tax credits do not make any allowance for mortgage interest payments. Similarly, when Universal Credit replaces the tax credit system, there will be no entitlement to help with mortgage interest during any period in which the claimant is in paid work.</p><p> </p><p>However the earnings rules are far more generous in Universal Credit. This means that most people, particularly those on low incomes, have a significantly greater incentive to move into work than under the current system.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of people claiming UC will be better off in work: even if they work part-time and even if they receive a low hourly rate of pay. For example, a lone parent receiving the average amount of mortgage interest who takes up a job that pays the national minimum wage will be better off than under the current system if he or she works just 7hours a week.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50122

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 long tenants who move from direct payment of housing support to managed payment because they have eight weeks of rent arrears will be allowed to stay on managed payment before they revert to direct payment.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	198004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It is expected that this arrangement would be reviewed six months after the arrears have been repaid, with a view to the tenant returning to the standard monthly payment, having received additional personal budgeting support where appropriate. All alternative payment arrangements are discretionary and based on individual circumstances and consequently this timescale may vary depending on the capabilities and support needs of the claimant(s).</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50365

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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 people claimed how much support for mortgage interest in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) January to April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	198226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Available figures on the average number of claimants in receipt of support for mortgage interest (SMI), and total SMI expenditure, are based on financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below includes outturn figures for the years up until 2012/13, together with estimates for 2013/14, and the forecast for 2014/15. These figures were published on 23 April 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Support for Mortgage Interest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Caseload (Thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ millions Nominal </strong></p><p><strong>(cash)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ millions</strong></p><p><strong>Real Terms </strong></p><p><strong>(14/15 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 outturn</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 outturn</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 outturn</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 outturn</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 estimate</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 forecast</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP benefit expenditure and caseload tables; Outturn and forecast: Budget 2014; tables 3a-c, which can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

49247

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, with reference to the letter dated 5 March 2014 from the Minister of State for Pensions to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make national insurance credits available for past periods for service spouses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	197415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Subject to Royal Assent of the Pensions Bill a duty will be placed on the Secretary of State to make regulations to allow service spouses and civil partners, due to reach State Pension age from 6 April 2016, to apply for National Insurance credits for periods during which they accompanied their husband, wife or civil partner on a posting outside the UK. The regulations will make provision to allow credits for periods between 1975/76 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Ministry of Defence on the finer details of the scheme including the manner in which applications will need to be made and the precise date when the administrative arrangements will be in place.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that up to 20,000 individuals could have a higher single-tier pension from these credits as some individuals may, at state pension age, already have sufficient qualifying years to gain a full single-tier pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 197416 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

49248

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, with reference to the letter dated 5 March 2014 from the Minister of State for Pensions to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth, what estimate he has made of the number of service spouses who will be affected by his plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make national insurance credits available for past periods for service spouses.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	197416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Subject to Royal Assent of the Pensions Bill a duty will be placed on the Secretary of State to make regulations to allow service spouses and civil partners, due to reach State Pension age from 6 April 2016, to apply for National Insurance credits for periods during which they accompanied their husband, wife or civil partner on a posting outside the UK. The regulations will make provision to allow credits for periods between 1975/76 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Ministry of Defence on the finer details of the scheme including the manner in which applications will need to be made and the precise date when the administrative arrangements will be in place.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that up to 20,000 individuals could have a higher single-tier pension from these credits as some individuals may, at state pension age, already have sufficient qualifying years to gain a full single-tier pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 197415 question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

48059

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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 steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	196012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government wants all pensioners to have a decent and secure income in retirement. We have restored the link to earnings for the Basic State Pension and also introduced the ‘triple lock', the guarantee that the Basic State Pension will increase by the highest of the growth in average earnings, price increases or 2.5 per cent. We have protected key benefits for older people including: free eye tests; free NHS prescriptions; free bus passes; free television licences for those aged 75 and over and Winter Fuel Payments.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

46376

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2014, Official Report, column 366W, on separated people: finance, whether the effectiveness of the seven projects granted £6.5 million of funding in April 2013 under the Help and Support for Separated Families initiative will be independently evaluated; and whether such evaluations will allow for comparisons between those projects.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	194700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are in the process of appointing external specialists to evaluate independently all 17 Innovation Fund projects. Consistent measures will be used across the projects where possible. However, direct comparison between projects is unlikely as the projects vary considerably both in terms of their innovative and diverse approaches and their target groups.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

47706

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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, when each of the 10 Help and Support for Separated Families Innovation Fund projects announced by his Department in December 2013 will start.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	195695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The round two projects delivered by the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships, Mediation Now, Family Matters Mediate, Family Lives, Children 1st, Sills and Betteridge, Headland Future and National Family Mediation have all started. Projects being run by NACCC and Pinnacle People have started to recruit parents to the project and will start seeing them before the end of April.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore