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1719664

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) dedicated work coaches, (b) support elements separate to the work coaches and (c) youth hubs through his Department's Youth Offer in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (c) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2024 11:58:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719665

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many places were (a) available and (b) taken up for the Youth Offer in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2023 and (iv) 2024 as of 21 May.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched on the 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p>The Youth Offer is a demand led programme and is available to eligible young claimants on Universal Credit.</p><p>The most recent data available is up to end of April for Starts on the Youth Offer.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Starts between dates</p></td><td><p>Youth Employment Programme</p></td><td><p>Youth Hub</p></td><td><p>Youth Employability Coach</p></td><td><p>Youth Offer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/09/2020 – 31/03/2021</p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022</p></td><td><p>259,300</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>21,700</p></td><td><p>295,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023</p></td><td><p>272,700</p></td><td><p>15,100</p></td><td><p>18,300</p></td><td><p>306,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024</p></td><td><p>308,900</p></td><td><p>14,200</p></td><td><p>20,800</p></td><td><p>344,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2024 – 30/04/2024</p></td><td><p>24,300</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>27,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Starts</p></td><td><p>1,072,000</p></td><td><p>45,300</p></td><td><p>63,000</p></td><td><p>1,180,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Eligible claimants who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim, and are actively searching for work, start in the Youth Employment Programme element of the Youth Offer. A Work Coach may later refer them to a Youth Hub, Youth Employability Coach or other employment support as appropriate based on their needs.</li><li>When a claimant starts on any of the three elements of the Youth Offer, this is recorded as a start on that element, as well as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>A claimant may take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer. They may start any element of the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>Claimants do not take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer simultaneously.</li><li>Data for Youth Hubs and Youth Employability Coaches is not available prior to April-21.</li><li>Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach data is produced from a manual process and although care is taken when processing and analysing Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach referrals, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which features manual data. Therefore, Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach figures are likely to underestimate the number of young people who have started at a Youth Hub and/or with a Youth Employability Coach.</li></ol><ol start="7"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Therefore, the individual elements in the table may not sum to the total figure.</li><li>Figures are subject to retrospective revision.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 14:14:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719668

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hubs there were in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 27357 27358 27359 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:35:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719669

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hubs there were in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 27356 27358 27359 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:35:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719670

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hubs there were in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 27356 27357 27359 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:35:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719671

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hubs there are as of 21 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 27356 27357 27358 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:35:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719710

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) face-to-face, (b) remote and (c) paper-based Personal Independence Payment assessments resulted in claims being (i) awarded, (ii) disallowed and (iii) withdrawn in each financial year since 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2024 11:46:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719714

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	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 waiting time was for an initial assessment for people on the Access to Work Scheme in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	27362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time for an initial assessment for people on the Access to Work Scheme in the last five years is not available.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistics includes how many applications result in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2022/23. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be on the Access to Work statistics on GOV.UK</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 13:49:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1719830

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Temporary Accommodation
	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 make an assessment of the potential impact of taper rates for (a) housing benefit and (b) Universal Credit housing elements on people in temporary accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	27512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The taper rates in Universal Credit (UC) and Housing Benefit (HB) are different and the Department acknowledges the challenge that this creates for those moving into work whilst living in Temporary Accommodation - when transitioning between receiving UC and HB to receiving HB only as their earnings increase.</p><p> </p><p>Officials continue to develop policy and delivery options to improve the customer experience for those reliant on Housing Benefit. Any options involving further investment to strengthen work incentives would require fiscal approval in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 10:55:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1719868

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	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: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that adequate support is in place for jobseekers with (a) health conditions and (b) disabilities in the period between the end of referrals to the Work and Health Programme in Autumn 2024 and the start of Universal Support in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	27550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>When referrals to the Work and Health Programme (WHP) end in September and before Universal Support begins its rollout from Autumn 2024 there will still be services available for disabled people and those with health conditions who have employment support needs. These include Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies and the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme for disabled people and those with mild to moderate mental and physical health conditions.</p><p>It also includes, for example, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme for people with drug and alcohol dependency and the Local Supported Employment (LSE) programme for people who are learning disabled, neurodivergent or Autistic as well as locally led employment support delivered through Jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 13:50:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1719214

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what stage an Access to Work application is logged as an outstanding case for statistical purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	27108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>An Access to Work application is logged as an outstanding case within 24 hours of submission.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 14:09:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1719460

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2024
	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 Capability Assessment: Wellingborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment in Wellingborough constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	27198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 10:52:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1719078

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 Personal Independence Payment tribunals in each year since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	26871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The full cost of a tribunal cannot be ascertained. This is because appeals are a joint process between DWP and HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). DWP do not handle tribunals for appeals; the cost of handling appeal tribunals sits with HMCTS and we do not hold their cost information. If this information were required, we would suggest that this element of your request be submitted to HMCTS.</p><p> </p><p>The department holds information relating to the initial PIP appeals process and that can be provided for financial years 2021/22 to 2023/24. The costs of processing the appeals would include expenditure relating to DWP Presenting Officers who attend some Tribunals. The DWP PIP Presenting Officers costs are detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong> (£m)</p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong> (£m)</p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong> (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Presenting Officers</p></td><td><p>£2.6</p></td><td><p>£2.5</p></td><td><p>£3.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Cost figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1m.</p><p>Data Source: ABM</p><p>The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct delivery staff and non-staff costs. Non-staff costs are only those costs incurred in local cost centres, relating to direct delivery staff.</p><p>The figures provided are for PIP Presenting Officers only and excludes Admin Support or Decision Making staff dealing with the initial appeals processing work.</p><p>Please note that the data supplied is from the Departmental Activity Based Models. This data is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards. It should therefore be treated with caution. The Departmental Activity Based staffing models are a snapshot of how many people were identified as undertaking specified activities as assigned by line managers.</p><p>The data is frequently revised and changes to definitions / benefits / DWP structure effect comparisons over time. It should therefore be treated with caution and must be seen as an indication of cost, rather than the actual cost.</p><p> </p><p>The 2023/24 model is still in DRAFT and these are not the final approved figures.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:07:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1719079

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 cost to his Department was of a Personal Independence Payment tribunal appeal in each year since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	26872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p>The department holds information relating to the initial appeals process and that can be provided for financial years 2021/22 to 2023/24 but would only include Direct Operating costs and not any wider DWP overheads. The costs of processing the Appeals would include the costs of DWP Presenting Officer who attend some Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The full cost of a tribunal cannot be ascertained. This is because appeals are a joint process between DWP and HM Courts and Tribunals Service. DWP do not handle tribunals for appeals; the cost of handling appeal tribunals sits with HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS), and we do not hold their cost information. If this information were required, we would suggest that this element of your request be submitted to HMCTS.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:02:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1719080

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 mandatory reconsiderations of Personal Independence Payment claims in each year since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	26873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong> (£m)</p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong> (£m)</p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong> (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mandatory Reconsiderations</p></td><td><p>£28.5</p></td><td><p>£22.8</p></td><td><p>£22.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Cost figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1m</p><p>Data Source: ABM</p><p> </p><p>The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct delivery staff and non-staff costs. Non-staff costs are only those costs incurred in local cost centres, relating to direct delivery staff.</p><p>Please note that the data supplied is from the Departmental Activity Based Models. This data is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards. It should therefore be treated with caution. The Departmental Activity Based staffing models are a snapshot of how many people were identified as undertaking specified activities as assigned by line managers.</p><p>The 2023/24 model is still in DRAFT and these are not the final approved figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:03:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1719081

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 cost to his Department was of a Personal Independence Payment mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	26874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below:</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>PIP Unit Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22.</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23.</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mandatory Reconsiderations</p></td><td><p>£113</p></td><td><p>£81</p></td><td><p>£87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cost figures are rounded to the nearest pound.</p><p>Data Source: ABM</p><p> </p><p>The cost figures quoted are estimated DWP level 1 operating costs, including both direct</p><p>delivery staff and non-staff costs. Non-staff costs are only those costs incurred in local cost centres, relating to direct delivery staff. They show the average Unit Cost of processing one PIP Mandatory Reconsideration. The reduction in Unit Cost in the latter years follows an <br> improvement in productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is from the Departmental Activity Based Models. This data is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal</p><p>Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official</p><p>Statistics publication standards. It should therefore be treated with caution. The Departmental Activity Based staffing models are a snapshot of how many people were identified as undertaking specified activities as assigned by line managers. <br></p><p>The 2023/24 model is still in DRAFT and these are not the final approved figures.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:06:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1719082

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 people in Aberavon constituency have had personal independence payments overturned as a result of an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	26875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Aberavon constituency by the financial year of the initial decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of Initial Decision</p></td><td><p>Initial Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP Initial Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All Initial Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the number and percentage of Award Reviews (AR) and Change of Circumstances (CoC) decisions for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Aberavon constituency by the financial year of the AR or CoC decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of AR or CoC decision</p></td><td><p>AR/CoC Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>% PIP AR/CoC Decisions Overturned at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p>All AR and CoC Decisions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24*</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Please note:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages in Table 1 and Table 2 are calculated using unrounded figures, then rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions (New Claims, reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA)), award reviews and change of circumstances to 30<sup>th</sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include appeal outcomes up to 31st December 2023, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after December 2023, so numbers may change as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision, award review or change of circumstances.</li><li>The 2023/24 financial year does not contain a full year of data.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:00:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1719088

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of employment support available to veterans in Job Centres.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	26845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Our Jobcentre teams are supporting people back into employment and helping those in work to progress. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering recruitment days, job fairs, and work trials and more intensive employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically on veterans, DWP takes its responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Veterans who need help from the department in finding work receive support from their Work Coach, who are trained to provide tailored and personalised support to claimants dependant on their individual circumstances. For those who need specialist support, we have a network of Armed Forces Champions in every Jobcentre Plus District, providing specialist support to members of the Armed Forces community. Armed Forces Champions develop and maintain joint working relationships, provide specialist support to all Jobcentre staff and act as the first point of contact in communities for organisations and services.</p><p> </p><p>Although there has been no specific assessment conducted, the Department monitors the support delivered through our Jobcentre network to ensure we offer the best service possible, and we have had and continue to receive positive feedback from customers and external stakeholders regarding their experience of working with Armed Forces Champions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:08:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1719106

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates, published on 16 May 2024, what steps his Department is taking to tackle unfulfilled Personal Independence Payment eligibility.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	26895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support in a timely manner and understand the importance of paying people their correct entitlement. For PIP, we encourage all claimants in our communications with them and on Gov.UK to inform us if their needs have changed for better or worse.  We are also prioritising claims where a claimant reports a change in their needs to ensure we are paying individuals the right amount.</p><p>The statistical release notes that all unfulfilled eligibility for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards was due to claimants failing to inform the department they needed more help or their condition had deteriorated.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26896 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:11:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1719109

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's statistical release Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates, publish on 16 May 2024, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for unfulfilled Personal Independence Payment eligibility.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	26896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support in a timely manner and understand the importance of paying people their correct entitlement. For PIP, we encourage all claimants in our communications with them and on Gov.UK to inform us if their needs have changed for better or worse.  We are also prioritising claims where a claimant reports a change in their needs to ensure we are paying individuals the right amount.</p><p>The statistical release notes that all unfulfilled eligibility for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) awards was due to claimants failing to inform the department they needed more help or their condition had deteriorated.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26895 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:11:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1718836

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	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
	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 make it his policy to amend Universal Credit regulations to take into account the 53-week rent year for 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Watford
	tabling member printed	Dean Russell
	uin	26788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit payments are designed to mirror the world of work, with calendar monthly calculations and payments reflecting the way most working people are paid.</p><p> </p><p>As no calendar year contains 53 weeks, Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks.  The legitimacy of this approach was confirmed by the High Court having been tested via a judicial review.</p><p> </p><p>All of our policies are open to review and may be subject to change in the future; however, we have no plans at present to make changes to this policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:19:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1718864

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	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: Employment
	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 May 2024 to Question 24972 on Universal Credit: Employment, what the criteria are for classifying people as live fit note (pre-wca).
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	26707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>People on the Universal Credit Health caseload are in the ‘Live fit note (pre-wca)’ stage if they have accepted medical evidence of a restricted ability to work, usually a statement of fitness for work (or ‘fit note’), on the caseload date, and have not yet had a Work Capability Assessment or received a Work Capability Assessment decision.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the Universal Credit Health caseload, process and WCA official statistics can be found in the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-wca-statistics-background-information" target="_blank">UC WCA stats background information</a> document.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2024 13:52:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1718879

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	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: Appeals
	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 publishes statistics on response times for cases that have been sent to tribunals.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	26704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP does not publish statistics on departmental response times for tribunal cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:14:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1718880

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	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: Tribunals
	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 response time is for cases that have been sent to tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	26705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 15:59:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1718269

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	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 Support
	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 being assisted through Universal Support.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	26475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have interpreted your question as referring to the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) initiative and Work and Health Programme (WHP) Pioneer, both of which form part of the first phase of Universal Support.</p><p>We explained in our press release that we expect to help 25,000 people by September 2024. Progress will be reported in the WHP official statistics publication on GOV.UK. Information relating to IPSPC is not currently available; however, the Secretary of State has committed to the publication of data for the IPSPC initiative as part of the first phase of Universal Support. This will be pre-announced prior to publication.</p><p>The next release of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-and-health-programme-statistics" target="_blank">published statistics</a> for the WHP is planned for 30 May 2024. This release will include statistics on starts, referrals and individual referrals to WHP Pioneer. Statistics on job outcomes and first earnings from employment will be released in later publications.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 26476 26477 question first answered 20/05/2024 14:58:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle