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58448

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of removing dedicated funding for local welfare assistance; and if he will review the current local welfare assistance arrangements introduced in 2013 before any such change is made.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	199275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In the next spending round period, from April 2015, central government will continue to provide support to local authorities through general funds, as part of the coalition Government's commitment to reducing ring-fencing and ending top-down Whitehall control.</p><p> </p><p>It was always the intention that 2014-15 would be the last year of separate funding for local welfare provision from the Department for Work and Pensions. Councils will continue to provide support to those in their community who face financial difficulties or who find themselves in unavoidable circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In contrast to a centralised grant system that was poorly targeted, councils can now choose how to best support local welfare needs within their areas. As this is an administrative change only no assessment has been made of the effects. However we are carrying out a review of the current arrangements, working with the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government. Once completed it is our intention to place a copy of the findings in the House Library. <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/06/2014 11:23:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

66220

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received in support of maintaining the local welfare provision grant to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	204263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to my previous answer to the hon. Member for Torbay, Mr Adrian Sanders, <em>Official Report</em>, 13 March 2014, column 318W. Our position has not changed.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 14:26:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90233

	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the difference between changes in (a) carers' benefits, (b) disability benefits and (c) older people's benefits and the rate of inflation in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	207636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Carers’ and disability benefits, and the additional State pension, must by statute be up-rated in line with prices. So the increase in those benefits over the last three years has reflected the increase in the Consumer Price Index.</p><p>The basic State pension has been increased with the triple lock (by the highest of average earnings, CPI or 2.5%), and the Standard Minimum Guarantee in Pension Credit has been up-rated in line with the cash increase in the basic State pension. In each of the last three years, this means that the Standard Minimum Guarantee has increased by more than the minimum requirement of the increase in average earnings. The resulting over-indexation of the Standard Minimum Guarantee has been funded through an increase in the savings credit threshold and the associated reduction in the Savings Credit maximum.</p><p>The table indicates the percentage increases in CPI; basic State Pension; average earnings; and the Standard Minimum Guarantee in each of the past three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPI</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic State pension</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average earnings</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Credit Standard Minimum Guarantee</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/09/2014 12:59:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

62412

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payment following an adverse effect to a medical procedure.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
	uin	200656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>No data on causation of a health condition or disability are collected for disability living allowance or personal independence payment.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/06/2014 14:53:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

62419

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on ensuring that people claiming benefits receive medical treatment that has been identified as enabling them to return to work; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	201057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has not had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/06/2014 16:30:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

64863

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time was taken between an application being made and benefit paid for (a) attendance allowance, (b) bereavement benefits, (c) carer's allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) employment and support allowance, (f) jobseeker's allowance, (g) maternity benefits, (h) housing benefit, (i) council tax benefit and (j) pension credit in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years including the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	202987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information regarding when a benefit is paid is not available as this can vary from each claim depending on circumstances, payment type and frequency of payment.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 16:40:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

66210

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff by grade and full-time equivalence are currently employed by his Department in dealing with policy on benefit sanctioning.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
	uin	204233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:33:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

61039

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the exclusion of universal credit claimants on the overall claimant count for data published in (a) February, (b) March, (c) April and (d) May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	199848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/06/2014 10:46:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 199848.pdf title ONS Letter to Member previous answer version 1730 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

89860

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on making statistics on mandatory reconsiderations for jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance publicly available.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	207337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>DWP statisticians are currently working to collate and quality assure data on Mandatory Reconsideration for Employment and Support Allowance as a matter of urgency. The Department has committed to publishing the statistics when the Departmental statisticians judge that the data meet the standards set out in the UK Statistics Authority’s Codes of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/09/2014 14:47:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

89877

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 180W, on social security benefits, if he will conduct an estimate of the saving to the public purse generated by the reduction of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit for individuals in receipt of a pension income of more than £85 per week in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	207081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have no plans to undertake such an estimate.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/09/2014 10:22:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning