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58578

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Independent Living Fund: Autism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with autismspectrum disorder currently receive support under the Independent Living Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
	uin	HL103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to calculate this because the Independent Living Fund's systems categorise its users by their main condition only; it is not known therefore how many users may have an autism spectrum disorder in addition to the main disability or health condition recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:17 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

58587

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Credit Unions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of the Credit Union Expansion Project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The DWP Credit Union Expansion Project contract began in May 2013. Around 80 credit unions are currently participating in the project. ABCUL has started delivering the Automated Loan and decision tool to participating credit unions and feedback is that the tool is ensuring loan decisions are faster, consistent and more efficient to deliver. Procurement of an IT banking platform is also being progressed but much remains to be done particularly on achieving sufficient growth for Credit Unions, and DWP continue to support and monitor the project closely</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/06/2014 13:43:31 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58434

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Pension Credit: Bolton
	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 resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	199150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/06/2014 15:18:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58304

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of employment and support allowance applicants who have been waiting to be given an assessment appointment for more than (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six and (e) seven months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199352 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:25:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58481

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Warrington
	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 in Warrington North constituency received universal credit at any time since the start of the Warrington pilot; and how many were in receipt of it on 1 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	199162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department published the latest set of experimental Official Statistics on UC on the 14<sup>th</sup> May 2014 which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p><strong>  </strong></p><p>Statistics covering the periods to the end of March and April 2014 will be published on the 11<sup>th</sup> June and 16<sup>th</sup> July 2014 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 11:04:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

58433

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Age: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated relating to age discrimination in (i) the work place and (ii) Jobcentre Plus.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	199242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has not commissioned any research in the last two years specifically on age discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>(i) Previous research relating to age discrimination in the work place includes 'Attitudes to age in Britain 2010/11' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and 'Second Survey on employers' policies, practices and preferences relating to age, 2010' – <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This research was commissioned by the Department as part of wider research into the removal of the Default Retirement Age, including ‘Default Retirement Age – employer qualitative research' –</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011, meaning most people can now retire when the time is right for them. Employers can now only set a fixed retirement age where it can be objectively justified in their particular circumstances, but this is open to challenge at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 June we will be publishing ‘Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action'. The document outlines the business case for people to work longer at an individual, business, societal and economic level, and sets out a number of new actions the Department will be taking forward to promote fuller working lives.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Relevant Departmental evaluations on this issue concerning Jobcentre Plus include 'How ready is Jobcentre Plus to help people in their 60s to find work?' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11</a> .</p><p> </p><p>Also, where possible surveys of benefit claimants are broken down by age, for example 'The Jobcentre Plus Offer: Final evaluation report' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/06/2014 14:56:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58385

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the UK Government voted against the establishment of a Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	199259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The UK did not refuse any money, it simply voted against adopting the regulation establishing the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived on the basis that we think MemberStates, and not the European Union, should decide how the money is spent. This was in line with the reasoned opinions adopted by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:04:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58384

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
	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 an assessment of the potential effect of a Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived on deprived communities in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	199263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government is currently considering the best use of the money. It is therefore too early to assess what impact it might have.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 11:47:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58448

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	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 potential effects of removing dedicated funding for local welfare assistance; and if he will review the current local welfare assistance arrangements introduced in 2013 before any such change is made.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	199275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In the next spending round period, from April 2015, central government will continue to provide support to local authorities through general funds, as part of the coalition Government's commitment to reducing ring-fencing and ending top-down Whitehall control.</p><p> </p><p>It was always the intention that 2014-15 would be the last year of separate funding for local welfare provision from the Department for Work and Pensions. Councils will continue to provide support to those in their community who face financial difficulties or who find themselves in unavoidable circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In contrast to a centralised grant system that was poorly targeted, councils can now choose how to best support local welfare needs within their areas. As this is an administrative change only no assessment has been made of the effects. However we are carrying out a review of the current arrangements, working with the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government. Once completed it is our intention to place a copy of the findings in the House Library. <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/06/2014 11:23:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

58308

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the useful life of IT assets listed in his Department's annual report and accounts; and whether these will be amortised over a five year period.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see below, the link to the DWP Annual Reports and Accounts for the financial year 2012/2013 which is the latest published information available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 15:30:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves