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star this property date less than 2022-12-07more like thismore than 2022-12-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit: Applications more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for Pension Credit have been waiting for more than (1) two, (2) three, (3) four, (4) five, and (5) six, months for approval; and what percentage of applications this comprises. more like this
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Baroness Altmann more like this
star this property uin HL4083 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T12:13:03.047Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T12:13:03.047Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
1549688
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star this property date less than 2022-12-07more like thismore than 2022-12-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pension Credit: Applications more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the waiting times for Pension Credit applicants. more like this
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Baroness Altmann more like this
star this property uin HL4084 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>Following the successful launch of our campaign to increase up-take of Pension Credit, we have received an unprecedented number of claims. We have increased the resources available to process the extra volume of claims and have also adapted our claims processing approach, which has enabled us to improve productivity and clear claims more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>We are now clearing more cases per day than we are receiving. We are also prioritising the oldest cases, and those presenting in hardship, to ensure we get payments to those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>With these measures in place and, assuming the current volumes of new claims for Pension Credit, we anticipate that both processing times and outstanding cases will return to the levels we had before the recent three-fold increase in claims.</p><p> </p><p>Successful claims and arrears will be paid accordingly to ensure all those who are entitled do not miss out.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T12:10:54.04Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T12:10:54.04Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott remove filter
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4533
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
1549717
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star this property date less than 2022-12-07more like thismore than 2022-12-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Financial Services: Climate Change more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 25 November (HL3377), what evidence they have collected regarding the voting record of UK authorised fund managers in relation to climate-related resolutions at AGMs. more like this
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
star this property uin HL4113 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lady to the answer I gave on 25 November 2022 to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-14/hl3377" target="_blank">HL3377</a>. The Department does not collect this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T12:10:13.063Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T12:10:13.063Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-12-08more like thismore than 2022-12-08
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Budgeting Loans more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the waiting time for, and (2) the size of the loans available through, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ budgeting loans scheme. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
star this property uin HL4148 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>98 per cent of claims for Social Fund Budgeting Loans are currently made online and the current target for notifying a decision is 8 working days. During 2020/21 the achieved target was 4.68 working days. We expect the performance figures for 21/22 to be published in the New Year. We continually review the delivery of different benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum amount for a Budgeting Loan application is £348 if you’re single, £464 if you have a partner and £812 if you or your partner claim Child Benefit. This ensures that help is available for intermittent expenses that are considered difficult to budget for, whilst ensuring that repayments are affordable as far as possible. <br> <br></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:46:28.73Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:46:28.73Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
1550448
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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Sick Pay more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government how the number of people earning less than the lower earnings threshold for statutory sick pay has changed over the last five years. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of London more like this
star this property uin HL4227 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>Information on the number of people earning less than the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL), over the last five years, is not readily available and would incur a disproportionate cost. This would require significant analysis to ensure the underlying data would be robust.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the 2019 consultation, “Health is Everyone’s Business”, it was estimated that there were around 2 million employees who earned below the LEL and were therefore ineligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:45:16.267Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:45:16.267Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of London more like this
1550449
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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Sick Pay: Reform more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessments they have carried out of proposed reforms to Statutory Sick Pay in the last 10 years. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of London more like this
star this property uin HL4228 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay provides a minimum level of income for employees who are unable to work and is both administered and paid for entirely by employers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep the system under review.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:41:57.04Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:41:57.04Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of London more like this
1551900
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star this property date less than 2022-12-14more like thismore than 2022-12-14
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the current levels of benefits given the increased cost of living. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
star this property uin HL4282 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The government’s Energy Price Guarantee, running from October 2022- March 2023, will save a typical British household around £900 this winter, based on what energy price would have been under the current price cap – reducing bills by roughly a third. This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost-of-living support announced earlier this year which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>From 10 April 2023 we are uprating State Pension and benefit rates by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap will also be increased by 10.1%. These increases are subject to Parliamentary approval.</p><p /><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, the government is providing £26bn in cost-of-living support for 2023/24. This includes Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable. In 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to a further £900 in Cost-of-Living Payments. A £300 payment will be made to pensioner households and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Also included is the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion. In England this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:22:13.823Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:22:13.823Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
1551407
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star this property date less than 2022-12-13more like thismore than 2022-12-13
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the report on the discovery phase of the managed migration of Universal Credit; and if so, when they intend to do so. more like this
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
star this property uin HL4258 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>We intend to publish our learnings and observations from the initial Discovery tests in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:20:23.683Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:20:23.683Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-12-08more like thismore than 2022-12-08
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist people of working age who are economically inactive due to illness back into employment. more like this
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Lord Allen of Kensington more like this
star this property uin HL4134 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>The government has a longstanding programme supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work. This programme includes employment support programmes for disabled people and people with health conditions facing additional barriers into employment and interventions designed to minimise the risk of ill-health related job-loss. These programmes are accessible to the economically inactive and those at risk of falling into economic inactivity, including due to illness.</p><p>Long-term sickness is now the most common reason for being economically inactive, rising 3.5 percentage points in the last 3 years to a total of 2.5 million people. It is the biggest factor in the rise in economic inactivity since the start of the pandemic.</p><p>The 50-64 age group make up the largest proportion of those who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness. The government provides additional support to individuals aged 50 and over, in recognition of the additional challenges they may face re-joining the labour market.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:20:10.057Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:20:10.057Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington more like this
1549728
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star this property date less than 2022-12-07more like thismore than 2022-12-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment: Young People more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), how much time is each work coach assigned to a young person. more like this
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Lord Storey more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-21more like thismore than 2022-12-21
unstar this property answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions’ Youth Offer is providing individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16-24 who are in the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search regime. This includes intensive support during the first 13 weeks of a claim through the Youth Employment Programme, and access to Youth Employability Coaches (YECs) who are helping young people overcome complex barriers to employment, as well as offering 6 weeks of in-work support once they move into work. YECs also work closely alongside Disability Employment Advisors to support those with disabilities and health conditions, and partner organisations who can provide specialist advice.</p><p>The aim of the 13-week Youth Employment Programme is to help claimants access opportunities to move them closer, and into work, including work experience placements, Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, traineeships, apprenticeships, and equivalent opportunities in Scotland and Wales. Participants will see a Work Coach on a weekly basis for the duration of the Programme with additional time at week 2 for a Skills Review and a Progress Review at week 11.</p><p>At the end of the 13 weeks claimants will continue to receive support through the core Jobcentre offer with the frequency and length of interventions determined by the individual circumstances of the claimant, the duration of their claim, and the level of support required at that particular time.</p><p>The Youth Offer also provides a network of Youth Hubs in locations across Great Britain. The Hubs are co-located and co-delivered in partnership with local providers and provide place-based support to the help young people in the community move into work.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-12-21T11:19:22.223Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-21T11:19:22.223Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this