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100009

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	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	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL2224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100116

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Government Funeral Payment scheme since May 2010; and how many such applications have been rejected.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	211293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>From the latest data available, 280,780 applications have been made for Funeral Payments in Great Britain between May 2010 and September 2014. In the same period there have been 139,560 refusals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures given are the number of applications and initial refusals in the given time period and not the number of people who made applications or received awards. An individual may make more than one application in a year. Information on the number of people who made applications and received awards is not available.</p><p> </p><p>3. The refusal figures given are based on the initial decisions made on each case and may include cases where an award was later made on review.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/10/2014 13:48:18 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

100263

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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: Motherwell and Wishaw
	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 Motherwell and Wishaw constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
	uin	211267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary Constituency, with a duration of 1 year or more: As at February 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest ten;</li><li>Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) These constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.</li><li>This information is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 16:25:28 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

100266

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Work Experience
	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 15 October 2014 to Question 209803, how many of the people undertaking work experience have since entered paid employment.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	211299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Research with claimants published earlier this year shows that 36 per cent of work experience participants were in employment at the time of interview, and 42 per cent had at least been in employment at some point (even if they were not at the time of the interview).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284017/rr865-youth-contract-customer-experiences.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284017/rr865-youth-contract-customer-experiences.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/10/2014 12:40:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

100268

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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: Disability
	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 workplaces in the UK which are accessible to disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	211337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We do not collect this information. All employers are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled job applicants and their existing employees.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/10/2014 12:21:16 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100281

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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, how many claimants rejected for eligibility for employment and support allowance and who were declared fit for work by a private assessment firm subsequently died of a pre-existing condition (a) within a week, (b) one to two weeks and (c) three to four weeks after the fit-for-work declaration to date.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	211395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note, however, that Atos Healthcare do not make decisions about entitlement for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). All eligibility decisions are taken by a DWP Decision Maker who will consider all of the available evidence, including information provided by the claimant (e.g. the ESA50 form), the Atos healthcare professional’s report and any available additional medical evidence.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:49:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

42897

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 3 March (WA 278), what evidence they have that Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans were "poorly targeted and failed to help those most in need".
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	uin	HL5962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The coalition Government outlined the evidence in <em>Local support to replace Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans for living expenses in England, Government response to the call for evidence June 2011.</em> A copy was placed in the House library and it can be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-support-to-replace-community-care-grants-and-crisis-loans-for-living-expenses-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-support-to-replace-community-care-grants-and-crisis-loans-for-living-expenses-call-for-evidence</a> </p><p> </p><p>Nottinghamshire County Council have consulted on their plans to wind down their dedicated scheme and provide support by other means. Information on other authorities will be provided by the review my Department will shortly be carrying out about the way local authorities have used the funding provided following the abolition of the discretionary Social Fund. We are making arrangements with local authorities regarding this. A copy of the findings will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>There has never been a commitment to provide specific funding beyond 2014/15. On the basis of experience on the ground since support was localised, central government believes that it makes most sense for councils to choose how much funding to allocate to these services in their areas in future - according to local priorities and needs - and how to provide such support.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL5963 HL5964 question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

42898

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 3 March (WA 278), which authorities have decided to "wind-down their local Discretionary Social Fund replacement schemes following underspends this year".
	tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The coalition Government outlined the evidence in <em>Local support to replace Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans for living expenses in England, Government response to the call for evidence June 2011.</em> A copy was placed in the House library and it can be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-support-to-replace-community-care-grants-and-crisis-loans-for-living-expenses-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-support-to-replace-community-care-grants-and-crisis-loans-for-living-expenses-call-for-evidence</a> </p><p> </p><p>Nottinghamshire County Council have consulted on their plans to wind down their dedicated scheme and provide support by other means. Information on other authorities will be provided by the review my Department will shortly be carrying out about the way local authorities have used the funding provided following the abolition of the discretionary Social Fund. We are making arrangements with local authorities regarding this. A copy of the findings will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>There has never been a commitment to provide specific funding beyond 2014/15. On the basis of experience on the ground since support was localised, central government believes that it makes most sense for councils to choose how much funding to allocate to these services in their areas in future - according to local priorities and needs - and how to provide such support.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL5962 HL5964 question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

43187

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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 additional cost to small businesses of abolishing the percentage threshold scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	192168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has published an impact assessment outlining the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS) and introduction of the new provision of health assessments and occupational health advice available at the following link: </p><p>&lt;<a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108468/impacts" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108468/impacts</a>&gt;</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43188

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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 his policy is on alternative models of compensating small businesses for sickness absence after the abolition of the percentage threshold scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	192167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government believes that reinvesting savings from the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme to establish the Health and Work Service is the most effective means of targeting public funds to tackle sickness absence. The Health and Work Service will reduce the length of sickness absence and offers a more proactive approach to sickness absence management. Small businesses are least likely to have access to occupational health services, and will benefit from having access to occupational health assessments and advice through the Health and Work Service.</p><p> </p><p>We have considered an alternative approach along the lines of restricting access to a reimbursement scheme to employers with fewer than five employees. However, this was discounted because it resulted in additional burdens on employers and additional Statutory Sick Pay reimbursement costs for the state<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43190

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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 effect on the ability of small businesses to manage sickness absence of abolishing the Percentage Threshold Scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	192158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The SSP Percentage Threshold Scheme compensates employers with high levels of sickness absence but an independent review of sickness absence[1] found it does nothing to tackle the causes of absence. As a result, the Government accepted a recommendation in the Review to abolish the Percentage Threshold Scheme. The Government also accepted a recommendation to establish a Service (now known as the Health and Work Service) to offer specialist occupational health assessment and advice to employers, employees and GPs. The Service is designed to reduce the costs of sickness absence for employers by addressing the obstacles preventing a return to work, and supporting employees back to work as quickly as appropriate. It will be funded from the savings made from the abolition of the PTS and will provide a more proactive way to manage sickness absence. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Small businesses are least likely to have access to occupational health services, and will benefit from having access to occupational health assessments and advice through the HWS.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Black, C. and Frost, D (2011) <em>Health at work - and independent review of sickness absence.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43196

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Tameside and (ii) Stockport in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	192149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The information is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Tameside by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>82.4</p></td><td><p>87.7</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Stockport by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>29.2</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>78.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>Expenditure is shown for complete financial years. A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority </a>tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

43216

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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 effect on the ability of older and disabled workers to find work as a result of the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	192157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Scheme is not linked to finding work, rather it compensates employers with high levels of sickness absence. An independent review of sickness absence[1] found that this scheme does nothing to tackle the causes of absence. As a result, the Government accepted a recommendation in the review to abolish the Percentage Threshold Scheme. The Government also accepted a recommendation to establish a Service (now known as the Health and Work Service) to offer specialist occupational health assessment and advice to employers, employees and GPs. The Service is designed to reduce the costs of sickness absence for employers by addressing the issues preventing a return to work, and supporting employees back to work as quickly as appropriate. </p><p> </p><p>We consider that the creation of the Health and Work Service, funded by the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme, will enable sickness absence to be better managed and improve the employment prospects of all employees, including older and disabled workers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1] Black, C. and Frost, D (2011) Health at work - and independent review of sickness absen</p><br /> <p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43266

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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, how much his Department spent on the Jobcentre estate in 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to provide a figure specifically for the delivery of Jobcentre business, as other parts of the Department, such as staff from the Corporate Centre, the Pensions Service and Child Maintenance Divisions are co-located in Jobcentre sites, and each business unit pays for their space proportionate to their occupancy. </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43267

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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 effectiveness of the differential payment regime in the Work Programme in reducing creaming and parking.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The independent evaluation explores the pricing structure of the Work Programme. The Department will publish findings once the independent evaluation of the Work Programme is complete. </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43268

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	192229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Discretionary Housing Payments(DHP) are allocated by Local Authority not parliamentary constituency. The table below details the overall DHP allocation and the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) element for Corby and East Northhamptonshire local authorities. </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Government allocation of DHP by Local authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>RSRS</p></td><td><p>Total DHP</p></td><td><p>RSRS</p></td><td><p>Total DHP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corby</p></td><td><p>£25,669</p></td><td><p>£92,250</p></td><td><p>£92,809</p></td><td><p>£134,854</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£24,304</p></td><td><p>£85,490</p></td><td><p>£59,253</p></td><td><p>£99,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

43269

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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, how many people who were entitled to income-related jobseeker's allowance (JSA), but not to contributory JSA, when they first claimed ceased claiming that benefit within (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six months of making their initial claim in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The volumes of successful new claims in 2010/11 and 2011/12 which were entitled to contributory Jobseeker's Allowance at the time of claim by duration of claim:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year of claim</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number leaving Jobseeker's Allowance (in thousands) within</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) one month</p></td><td><p>(b) two months</p></td><td><p>(c) three months</p></td><td><p>(d) four months</p></td><td><p>(e) five months</p></td><td><p>(f) six months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>410 </p></td><td><p>590 </p></td><td><p>710 </p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>870 </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>350 </p></td><td><p>510 </p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>750 </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The volumes of successful new claims in 2010/11 and 2011/12 which were entitled to income-related but not contributory Jobseeker's Allowance at the time of claim by duration of claim:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year of claim</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number leaving Jobseeker's Allowance (in thousands) within</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) one month</p></td><td><p>(b) two months</p></td><td><p>(c) three months</p></td><td><p>(d) four months</p></td><td><p>(e) five months</p></td><td><p>(f) six months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>360 </p></td><td><p>740 </p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>370 </p></td><td><p>760 </p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources</p><p> </p><p>Department for Work and Pensions INFORM model, based on a 5% sample of the 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. These figures are not National Statistics and have not been quality assured to National Statistics level.</p><p>2. Figures are subject to sampling error.</p><p>3. The figures presented are cumulative, for example, those leaving within one month are also in the leaving within two months category.</p><p>4. Figures represent total claims to Jobseeker's Allowance and not total people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p>5. Duration based on case status at end of month. Onflows within a month are counted as having duration of zero months i.e. within one month.</p><p>6. Excludes successful new claims to credits only Jobseeker's Allowance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192210 question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43270

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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, how many people who were entitled to contributory jobseeker's allowance when they first claimed ceased claiming that benefit within (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six months of making their initial claim in each of the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	192210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The volumes of successful new claims in 2010/11 and 2011/12 which were entitled to contributory Jobseeker's Allowance at the time of claim by duration of claim:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year of claim</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number leaving Jobseeker's Allowance (in thousands) within</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) one month</p></td><td><p>(b) two months</p></td><td><p>(c) three months</p></td><td><p>(d) four months</p></td><td><p>(e) five months</p></td><td><p>(f) six months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>410 </p></td><td><p>590 </p></td><td><p>710 </p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>870 </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>350 </p></td><td><p>510 </p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>750 </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The volumes of successful new claims in 2010/11 and 2011/12 which were entitled to income-related but not contributory Jobseeker's Allowance at the time of claim by duration of claim:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year of claim</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number leaving Jobseeker's Allowance (in thousands) within</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) one month</p></td><td><p>(b) two months</p></td><td><p>(c) three months</p></td><td><p>(d) four months</p></td><td><p>(e) five months</p></td><td><p>(f) six months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>360 </p></td><td><p>740 </p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>370 </p></td><td><p>760 </p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources</p><p> </p><p>Department for Work and Pensions INFORM model, based on a 5% sample of the 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. These figures are not National Statistics and have not been quality assured to National Statistics level.</p><p>2. Figures are subject to sampling error.</p><p>3. The figures presented are cumulative, for example, those leaving within one month are also in the leaving within two months category.</p><p>4. Figures represent total claims to Jobseeker's Allowance and not total people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p>5. Duration based on case status at end of month. Onflows within a month are counted as having duration of zero months i.e. within one month.</p><p>6. Excludes successful new claims to credits only Jobseeker's Allowance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192211 question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43271

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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 steps he has taken to ensure that any foreign company found to have abandoned its pension responsibilities to UK pension holders can be made to refund that pension deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave him on 23 January 2014, Official Report, Column 267W.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

43272

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	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, whether members of the Carrington Wire Pension Fund are able to access the Pension Protection Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	192207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Carrington Wire Defined Benefit Pension Scheme entered a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment period in February 2013.</p><p> </p><p>During a PPF assessment period the PPF establishes whether the scheme can afford to secure benefits which are at least equal to the compensation that the PPF would pay. The scheme will transfer to the PPF unless it has sufficient assets to pay benefits greater or equal to PPF compensation levels or it is rescued, for instance, by another employer taking responsibility for it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

43300

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they are undertaking into the nutrition and health of children and vulnerable adults when sanctions are imposed on individuals who lose their benefits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does not monitor nutrition.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

43310

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons received housing benefit in each of the last 10 years, broken down into those who were (1) pensioners, (2) of working age but not in employment, and (3) in work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL6063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Detailed statistics on Housing Benefit since 2008 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes the number of Housing Benefit (HB) recipients who a) are living in social or private rented accommodation b) those who are in employment and not on a passported benefit and c) those in receipt of HB by age. </p><p> </p><p>Please note: the economic status of all HB recipients is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information is only available for HB recipients whose claim is not passported: that is for those who do not receive Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-Based), Employment and Support Allowance (Income-Based), or Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit).</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Housing Benefit caseload by working age / pension age split prior to 2008 can be found in table 2c of the publication, Outturn and forecast: Autumn Statement 2013 available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6066 HL6067 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

43313

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of housing benefit claimants are in work; and what was the equivalent figure in 2000.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL6066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Detailed statistics on Housing Benefit since 2008 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes the number of Housing Benefit (HB) recipients who a) are living in social or private rented accommodation b) those who are in employment and not on a passported benefit and c) those in receipt of HB by age. </p><p> </p><p>Please note: the economic status of all HB recipients is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information is only available for HB recipients whose claim is not passported: that is for those who do not receive Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-Based), Employment and Support Allowance (Income-Based), or Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit).</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Housing Benefit caseload by working age / pension age split prior to 2008 can be found in table 2c of the publication, Outturn and forecast: Autumn Statement 2013 available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6063 HL6067 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

43314

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of housing benefit claimants live in (1) social housing, and (2) private sector housing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitty
	uin	HL6067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Detailed statistics on Housing Benefit since 2008 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes the number of Housing Benefit (HB) recipients who a) are living in social or private rented accommodation b) those who are in employment and not on a passported benefit and c) those in receipt of HB by age. </p><p> </p><p>Please note: the economic status of all HB recipients is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information is only available for HB recipients whose claim is not passported: that is for those who do not receive Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-Based), Employment and Support Allowance (Income-Based), or Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit).</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Housing Benefit caseload by working age / pension age split prior to 2008 can be found in table 2c of the publication, Outturn and forecast: Autumn Statement 2013 available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL6063 HL6066 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2444 label Biography information for Lord Whitty

43465

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2014, Official Report, column 280W, on the work capability assessment, how many and what proportion of those who have undertaken a work capability test in each nation and region of the UK have been declared fit for work.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) initial claims and Incapacity Benefit (IB) reassessment claims, by outcomes of work capability assessments by regions in Great Britain are published. The numbers and the proportion of fit for work decisions can be found in table 1a and table 11 at: </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/274091/esa_wca_140122.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/274091/esa_wca_140122.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. There is a reporting lag of approximately 8-months at the issuing date of this statistical output owing to the time needed to process data and time allowed to enable each cohort's assessment phase to elapse.</p><p>2. Caseload figures rounded to nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to the rounding method use. Proportions are rounded to the nearest whole number.</p><p>3. Figures include those cases where the functional assessment has not been completed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane