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1077094

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, with respect to the individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit, any assessment is being carried out of the amount of housing benefit, council tax support or passported benefits to which those individuals would have been entitled; and if so, what plans there are to compensate them for this cost.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL14014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We are engaging with a number of authorities who are responsible for passported benefits to raise awareness of the Employment and Support Allowance underpayment exercise and the potential issues arising from it. This will enable Departments to understand the impacts on passported benefits they administer. DWP does not hold information on what people may or may not have claimed.</p><p>We will be reviewing all those cases potentially affected and paying any arrears of past payments that are due. Our focus is on paying arrears to claimants in line with the legislation. Where DWP administers the benefit we are ensuring that payment is made in line with regulations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 05/03/2019 15:34:14 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1092796

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 20 March (HL14428), what guidance they have given to local authorities to assess the amount of (1) council tax benefit, and (2) council tax support to which those individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit would have been entitled, and on the steps taken to compensate those individuals for any loss.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL14747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Local Council Tax Support schemes are designed and operated by individual local authorities. The Government is considering whether individuals being placed on contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), rather than income-related ESA, may have impacted their eligibility for council tax support or council tax benefit and the levels of support granted to them. Subject to the outcomes of this work, the Government will consider the need to produce any specific guidance for local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:16 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

156575

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claimants for Employment Support Allowance who have degenerative conditions for which there is no possibility of improvement have been placed in the Work-Related Activity Group; how many have found employment; how many have had their benefits reduced for failing to find employment; whether the position of those claimants will be reviewed; and, if so, when.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL2998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 27/11/2014 12:30:03 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

223924

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake an independent review of the operation of Employment and Support Allowance sanctions, with particular emphasis on their impact on those with mental health problems.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL5274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As with all of our policies, we keep the operation of the sanctions system under review to ensure that it continues to operate effectively and as fairly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to make improvements to the sanctions system as committed to in our response to the Oakley Review. The Government has gone further than the scope of the Review, for example, we are reviewing all claimant communications and sanctions processes, not only for those Jobseekers Allowance claimants who come under the remit of the Review, but all Jobseekers Allowance claimants and also all Employment Support Allowance claimants.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/03/2015 15:07:26 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

386072

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they have responded to the ruling of the Information Commissioner regarding the publication of statistics on deaths related to Employment and Support Allowance benefit; and when they intend to publish this data.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has lodged an appeal with the First Tier Tribunal against the Information Commissioner’s decision notice of 30 April 2015.</p><p>The statistics the Department intend to publish will be pre-announced on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/07/2015 11:17:17 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

417040

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost of travel to (1) hospital appointments, (2) Work Capability Assessment appointments, and (3) Jobcentre Plus appointments, for recipients of Employment Support Allowance in the work-related activity group.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL1960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health does not collect data centrally on the cost of travel to hospital appointments; this is a matter for local NHS organisations.</p><p>The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme is part of the NHS Low Income Scheme, and was set up to provide financial assistance to those patients who do not have a medical need for Hospital or ambulance transport, but who require assistance with their travel costs. The scheme is run locally by the NHS and is funded from local budgets rather than centrally forming part of the overall NHS cash Allocation.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants that attend an appointment for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) are entitled to claim back any reasonable travel costs incurred. The Department does not break down the cost of travel to WCA for recipients of Employment and Support Allowance to Work Related Activity Group level but, per claimant, in total, that has actually made a claim for expenses, during the period March 2015 to May 2015 the average cost was between £8.75 - £8.90</p><p> </p><p>Claimants that attend an appointment at a jobcentre are refunded travel costs in appropriate circumstances. The Department does not break down the cost of travel to jobcentres for recipients of Employment and Support Allowance to Work Related Activity Group level.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 14:45:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

1086402

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, for individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit, any assessment is being undertaken of the amount of (1) council tax benefit, and (2) council tax support to which those individuals would have been entitled; and if so, what plans there are to compensate them for this cost.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL14428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Schemes are operated by local authorities. These schemes have a range of eligibility criteria and those affected by the ESA underpayment exercises may have qualified under alternative eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the ESA underpayment exercise we are liaising with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government and we are informing Local Authorities of any new, past awards of income-related ESA in line with our business as usual procedures. This will support local authorities to consider further any possible impacts of the ESA underpayment exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL14427 question first answered 20/03/2019 15:57:00 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1086401

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, for individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit, any assessment is being undertaken of the amount of housing benefit to which those individuals would have been entitled; and if so, what plans there are to compensate them for this cost.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL14427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Schemes are operated by local authorities. These schemes have a range of eligibility criteria and those affected by the ESA underpayment exercises may have qualified under alternative eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the ESA underpayment exercise we are liaising with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government and we are informing Local Authorities of any new, past awards of income-related ESA in line with our business as usual procedures. This will support local authorities to consider further any possible impacts of the ESA underpayment exercise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL14428 question first answered 20/03/2019 15:57:00 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

800408

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been spent in (1) the past 12 months, and (2) each year since 2014, on the administration of Employment and Support Allowance mandatory reconsiderations in (a) England, (b) Scotland, and (c) Wales.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL3795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL3796 question first answered 12/12/2017 12:14:42 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

224224

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the written statement by Lord Freud on 27 November 2014 (HLWS32), when they plan to bring forward the measure to prevent claimants being paid the Employment Support Allowance assessment rate if they have already been found fit for work but have made a repeat claim, and what consideration they have given to the implications this will have for disabled people and those with fluctuating conditions.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL5277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Regulations that implement the measure making changes to how repeat claims for Employment and Support Allowance are dealt with were laid before Parliament on 5th March.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations can be found at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/437" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/437</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The criteria for eligibility for the support group in Employment and Support Allowance remains the same for men and women.</p><p> </p><p>The updated guidance for healthcare professionals on the assessment of risk in claimants with a Mental Health condition was developed with input from senior psychiatrists. It differentiates between men and women in relation to suicide risk because the suicide rate in men is significantly higher than in women.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that the assessment of risk needs to focus both on the claimant’s health and whether the claimant could cope with work-related activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL5278 question first answered 11/03/2015 16:49:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar