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	registered interest
	date	26/08/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the employment outcomes of people affected by the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	905116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The latest official statistics, which are available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341890/benefit-cap-may-2014.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341890/benefit-cap-may-2014.pdf</a> show that by May 2014, 39% of those no longer subject to the cap, 7,400 households, have moved into work, as shown by them having an open Working Tax Credit claim. In addition to this there may be a small number of cases who have moved into work with sufficiently high salaries that they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP will be evaluating the policy and, where possible, its impacts on employment later this year and expect to publish these findings in autumn 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 16:52:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

92343

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	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 take steps to ensure that people in part-time work who are still claiming jobseeker's allowance are able to have flexibility in relation to their sign-on date and time.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Claimants with a part time job are still required to be available for and actively seeking work as it is important to ensure that they do not miss out on the opportunities available through the Jobcentre. If required, Work Coaches can agree a different signing on time and day in order to accommodate the claimant’s work pattern.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 10:08:24 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

92347

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Havering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) resident in the London Borough of Havering have found full-time work and subsequently had their JSA stopped in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 10:30:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

92348

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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: Havering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of benefits resident in the London Borough of Havering have been convicted and subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment in each year since January 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the estimated number of individuals who were resident in Havering and were on benefits at some point in the four weeks before a court conviction which resulted in a custodial sentence. The estimated numbers are shown by calendar year for 2011 and 2012, based on the year of the conviction. Figures for later years are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Estimated number of individuals sentenced to custodial sentences in Havering, in 2011 and 2012, who were on benefits at some point in the four weeks before conviction.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Year of conviction</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Individuals claiming the following benefits</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Living Allowance (DLA)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incapacity Benefit (IB)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income Support (IS)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other DWP benefits <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total individuals</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Other DWP benefits – Carer’s Allowance, Pension Credit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Passported Incapacity Benefit, Bereavement Benefit, Widows Benefit and Retirement Pension – have been grouped due to low volumes.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>The total population of Havering was 240,000 in 2011 and 2012, with a corresponding working age population (aged 16-64) of 151,000. Claimants of ESA, IB, IS and JSA will be of working age whilst DLA claimants may be under 16. During 2011 and 2012, around 19,000 residents of Havering were claiming one of the above benefits at any given point in time, with over 5,000 of these claiming JSA.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures have been derived from the National Benefits Database linked to Police National Computer data taken from the 2013 MoJ-DWP-HMRC data share. This data only includes offenders for whom a link to DWP or HMRC data could be found – 19% of total offenders in England and Wales are not included, either because they have never had a DWP or HMRC record or, due to issues with data quality or consistency, it was not possible to find a match between the offender data and the DWP/HMRC data. As a result, these are likely to be underestimates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>· The figures are based on individuals who are recorded as being resident in Havering according to their relevant record in the National Benefits Database. They may not have been resident in Havering at the time of conviction.</p><p> </p><p>· Individuals may be claiming multiple benefits at once; consequently, an individual may appear in more than one benefit category, but will only appear once in the total. Hence, the totals for each calendar year are less than the sum of the number of claimants for each benefit type. Where an individual incurred more than one prison sentence in the year, they are only included once for each benefit per year.</p><p> </p><p>· Overall population and benefit claimant statistics have been taken from Local Authority Labour Market data as recorded on NOMIS (<a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.nomisweb.co.uk</a>).</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 13:12:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

92352

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's 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 how many recipients of jobseeker's allowance possess a poor understanding of spoken and written English.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Findings from the Skills for Life Survey 2011 (the most recent survey conducted) show that of those claiming jobseeker’s allowance 23% were below Level 1[1] in English literacy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The full Skills for Life publication can be found using the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36000/12-p168-2011-skills-for-life-survey.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36000/12-p168-2011-skills-for-life-survey.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1] The Skills for Life survey defines “functional literacy” as level 1 or above.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 10:55:47 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

92353

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's 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 current recipients of jobseeker's allowance have declared that they have a Phd qualification.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 10:13:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

92354

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance receive adequate CV-building skills.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	209732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus work coaches are delivering a personalised service to best meet the needs of the claimant and the local labour market. Work Coaches can offer claimants a comprehensive menu of support options including skills provision, help with writing a CV and interviewing skills. This model of flexible pre-Work Programme support is available from day one of unemployment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/10/2014 10:25:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

91583

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	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	Children: Maintenance
	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 estimate the number of children in poverty affected by the changes to the child maintenance system introduced from 30 June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	208928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>An assessment of the number of children in poverty affected by the changes to the child maintenance system introduced from 30 June 2014 could only be made at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not generally record the income or circumstances of the families in receipt of child maintenance, only the income or benefit status of the parent liable to pay child maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/10/2014 13:05:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

89983

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	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	Jobseeker's 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 people in (a) the UK, (b) the South West and (c) Bristol North West constituency are unemployed but unable to claim jobseeker's allowance because they are deemed to have a sufficient level of personal savings.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	207604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/09/2014 11:23:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

79448

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	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: Males
	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 Men's Sheds movement in building confidence and skills to help people back into work.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	206874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>No formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Men’s Sheds movement has been made to date.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 15:01:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane