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	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	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 Schemes: Disability
	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 support people with disabilities into employment.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	131419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of Government initiatives are supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, to start, stay and succeed in work. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;</li><li>Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people, and people with health conditions, into work;</li><li>The Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for participants;</li><li>Access to Work grants towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;</li><li>Disability Confident encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues employees face in the workplace;</li><li>The Information and Advice Service providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting and managing health and disability in the workplace; and</li><li>Support in partnership between the DWP and the health system, including Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/01/2023 11:55:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1563432

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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	Veterans: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to advertise the services of veteran work coaches to veterans transitioning to civilian employment.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	114775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to the Armed Forces Covenant and will do what is necessary to help and support members of the Armed Forces Community to transition to civilian life. We introduced our new model for Armed Forces Champions in 2021, which comprises 50 Armed Forces Champions working alongside 11 Group Leads at managerial level. It means for the first time that there is at least one Armed Forces Champion in each Jobcentre Plus District and resources in the new network are targeted where there are particularly high levels of demand.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Armed Forces Champions roles, all Work Coaches are trained to provide veterans and others with the help and support they need.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced an Armed Forces “identifier” on to the Universal Credit system, giving customers the opportunity to tell us whether they are a veteran or currently serving. This will help us ensure that veterans and serving personnel receive any additional support they need, whether directly from a Work Coach or through sign-posting to other support.</p><p> </p><p>We also have a range of other support arrangements in place for members of the Armed Forces community. For example, veterans are given early voluntary entry to the Work and Health Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the support is readily available on gov.uk and can be accessed using the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobcentre-plus-services-for-the-armed-forces-and-their-families" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobcentre-plus-services-for-the-armed-forces-and-their-families</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/01/2023 16:42:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1138406

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
	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 over the age of 60 in receipt of universal credit have been sanctioned in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	276287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on Universal Credit sanctions by age are published and 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>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/07/2019 14:52:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1038329

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on benefit recipients of missed Child Maintenance Service payments where the level of benefit has been reduced due those payments being awarded.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	206834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Child Maintenance payments are fully disregarded when assessing entitlement to benefits, as such there is no effect on a person’s benefit payments when Child Maintenance payments are not made.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2019 10:27:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1038331

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of fairness of the decision by the Independent Case Examiner to close individual cases related to the state pension age for women on the basis that there is a judicial review of the way in which her Department handled those changes.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	206835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>When a department and independent bodies face a legal case, they have to review whether they continue to assess claims or await determination of the legal case. This has been the policy under all governments, Labour, Coalition, and Conservative, for decades.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Case Examiner (ICE) closed all live cases which concerned complaints about the state pension age for women (WASPI) when they became subject to legal proceedings, as is required under its governance contract. In the event the legal proceedings fall away or there is no determination on the matters which form the basis of the WASPI complaints, the ICE could consider reopening the cases at the request of the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/01/2019 15:58:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1027336

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse has been of work done so far by the Independent Case Examiner on individual cases brought on the grounds of unjust treatment of women approaching pension age which have now been closed in response to the current Judicial Review of her Department's handling of the changes to women's pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	202846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Individual government departments have long established complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour governments 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service<strong>. </strong>Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner’s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint. The Independent Case Examiner is independent.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Case Examiner’s Office cost per case, which is currently £2,374, covers the whole process from receipt to investigation conclusion. The information requested relating to the total cost of work done is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/12/2018 16:38:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1024719

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the £20 referral fee and four per cent collect and pay charge levied on people using the collect and pay service for Child Maintenance Service payments.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	202154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Fees and charges are intended to encourage separated parents to collaborate where possible to achieve the best outcome for their children. The application fee is a one-off payment of £20 and is waived for clients aged 18 or under, or those who have reported domestic abuse. The Direct Pay service does not incur any on-going collection charges. Collection charges only apply when a case is being managed in the Collect and Pay service. The four per cent charge for receiving parents is deducted only when maintenance is paid.</p><p> </p><p>On 03 August 2017, we published the outcome of a review of the impact of fees and charges. The evidence available did not indicate that charges were preventing parents from making an application, and the majority of parents found the fee affordable. Roughly half of parents stated that charges influenced their decision to try a direct pay arrangement first.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to abolish the application fee or charges, both of which remain central to our aim of encouraging collaboration and incentivising use of the Direct Pay service.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 202155 202156 202158 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:39:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1024720

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the frequency with which receiving parents are required to pay the £20 referral fee or the four per cent collect and pay charge when Child Maintenance Payments have not been made.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	202155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Fees and charges are intended to encourage separated parents to collaborate where possible to achieve the best outcome for their children. The application fee is a one-off payment of £20 and is waived for clients aged 18 or under, or those who have reported domestic abuse. The Direct Pay service does not incur any on-going collection charges. Collection charges only apply when a case is being managed in the Collect and Pay service. The four per cent charge for receiving parents is deducted only when maintenance is paid.</p><p> </p><p>On 03 August 2017, we published the outcome of a review of the impact of fees and charges. The evidence available did not indicate that charges were preventing parents from making an application, and the majority of parents found the fee affordable. Roughly half of parents stated that charges influenced their decision to try a direct pay arrangement first.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to abolish the application fee or charges, both of which remain central to our aim of encouraging collaboration and incentivising use of the Direct Pay service.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 202154 202156 202158 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:39:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1024722

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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, whether she plans to abolish the (a) £20 referral fee and (b) 4 per cent collect and pay charge for Child Maintenance Service payments.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	202156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Fees and charges are intended to encourage separated parents to collaborate where possible to achieve the best outcome for their children. The application fee is a one-off payment of £20 and is waived for clients aged 18 or under, or those who have reported domestic abuse. The Direct Pay service does not incur any on-going collection charges. Collection charges only apply when a case is being managed in the Collect and Pay service. The four per cent charge for receiving parents is deducted only when maintenance is paid.</p><p> </p><p>On 03 August 2017, we published the outcome of a review of the impact of fees and charges. The evidence available did not indicate that charges were preventing parents from making an application, and the majority of parents found the fee affordable. Roughly half of parents stated that charges influenced their decision to try a direct pay arrangement first.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to abolish the application fee or charges, both of which remain central to our aim of encouraging collaboration and incentivising use of the Direct Pay service.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 202154 202155 202158 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:39:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1024724

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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, whether her Department plans to abolish (a) the £20 referral fee and (b) the 4 per cent collection fee charged to receiving parents who use the Child Maintenance Scheme collect and pay service.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	202158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Fees and charges are intended to encourage separated parents to collaborate where possible to achieve the best outcome for their children. The application fee is a one-off payment of £20 and is waived for clients aged 18 or under, or those who have reported domestic abuse. The Direct Pay service does not incur any on-going collection charges. Collection charges only apply when a case is being managed in the Collect and Pay service. The four per cent charge for receiving parents is deducted only when maintenance is paid.</p><p> </p><p>On 03 August 2017, we published the outcome of a review of the impact of fees and charges. The evidence available did not indicate that charges were preventing parents from making an application, and the majority of parents found the fee affordable. Roughly half of parents stated that charges influenced their decision to try a direct pay arrangement first.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to abolish the application fee or charges, both of which remain central to our aim of encouraging collaboration and incentivising use of the Direct Pay service.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 202154 202155 202156 question first answered 17/12/2018 15:39:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin