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57665

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: York
	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) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area were claiming jobseeker's allowance per Jobcentre Plus vacancy in each year since May 2007.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre vancancies are just a part of total recruitment, missing jobs available in the wider labour market beyond the local constituency or authority, and those coming up through other recruitment channels or filled by direct approaches to employers or word of mouth. A snapshot of unfilled vacancies also misses the regular turnover of new vacancies that come up as existing opportunities are filled. Information on the number of unfilled vacancies held locally by Jobcentre Plus was collected until 2012 and the available information is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance caseload and unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancies</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York Central</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York local authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May in each year</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,571</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>3,739</p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>3,737</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,432</p></td><td><p>663</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,497</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>3,421</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p>The latest claimant count figures show the number of JSA claimants in York Central and York local authority has fallen to 1,345 and 1,790 respectively in May 2014.</p><p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch has replaced the previous Jobcentre Plus system of taking vacancies. Equivalent statistical information on vacancies available through the new service is not currently available. The ONS data shows that nationally there are well over 600,000 vacancies available at any one time. Vacancies available locally through Universal Jobmatch can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch</a> . Inputting a postcode, town or place in the appropriate box returns vacancies within a 20 mile radius. This can be further refined as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 15:29:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64568

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children, (b) pensioners and (c) households fell below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in 2007-08 and in each year since.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children, pensioners and households falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The latest publication is available at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of children, pensioners and households falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in 2007/08–2011/12 are available in the table provided.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number and percentage of households<sup>2</sup> falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>After Housing Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number and percentage of children falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>After Housing Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number and percentage of pensioners<sup>2</sup> falling below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income, Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs, between 2007/08 and 2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>After Housing Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td><td><p>Number (millions)</p></td><td><p>Per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/07/2014 15:14:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64569

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Pensioners: York
	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 City of York local authority area and (b) York Central constituency were in receipt of (i) the basic state pension and (ii) pension credit in 2008-09 and in each year since; and what the average weekly value of pension credit received was in each case during those periods.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics for State Pension and Pension Credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 202932 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:30:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64570

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	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, what the total cost incurred by his Department was of appeals against employment and support allowance decisions in 2010 and in each year since.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have taken action to reduce the cost of appeals by reforming the DWP appeal process. Mandatory reconsideration, where we look again at individual decisions before it goes to a tribunal, alongside our wider reforms to streamline the system are designed to avoid the need for expensive appeals.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen a significant reduction in the volume of appeals. During the first quarter of this year appeals against ESA decisions decreased by almost 90 per cent, compared to the same time last year. We expect that this will be reflected in a lower total cost incurred by this Department in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>The operating costs incurred by the Department for appeals against ESA decisions prior to 2014/15 are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Appeals</p></td><td><p>£16,464,859</p></td><td><p>£19,651,619</p></td><td><p>£28,678,396</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to these costs the Department has paid the following amounts to HMCTS. These costs are for the number of appeals against ESA decisions that HMCTS have handled which are in excess of the volume for which they have been funded for in their baseline funding.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Costs payable to HMCTS</p></td><td><p>£26,157,701</p></td><td><p>£29,291,646</p></td><td><p>£41,179,738</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Note: Comparable data is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 15:03:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64571

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	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 people wait more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months to receive a tribunal appeal decision following an employment and support allowance decision; and what steps the Government is doing to speed up that process.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of the recent significant drop in appeals the Tribunal service expects its clearance times to significantly decrease.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 14:44:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64572

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	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, what the average time is that people wait to receive employment and support allowance following a successful tribunal appeal.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP action appeal disposals from HMCTS as a matter of urgency once received to ensure the customer is not disadvantaged.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2014 14:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64573

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received winter fuel payments in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information for winter 2012-13 is available on the internet at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-caseload-and-household-figures-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-caseload-and-household-figures-201213</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 01/07/2014 14:40:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64574

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Television Licences: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with a person aged 75 or over in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area were eligible for a free television licence in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/07/2014 16:07:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64575

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Pension Credit: York
	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) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received pension credit in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics for State Pension and Pension Credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 202926 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:30:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64576

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in Yorkshire were in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in 1997-98 and in each year since.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The latest publication is available at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</p><p> </p><p>Due to small sample sizes local poverty estimates for Yorkshire are not available as robust estimates cannot be produced. However, HBAI does provide 3-year average estimates of the number of children in relative and absolute low income in Yorkshire and the Humber.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/07/2014 15:36:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley