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89983

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) the South West and (c) Bristol North West constituency are unemployed but unable to claim jobseeker's allowance because they are deemed to have a sufficient level of personal savings.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	207604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/09/2014 11:23:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

1196269

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who are (a) deemed to be employed but who are unable to work as a result of the effect of covid-19 on their employment or self-employment, (b) ineligible for universal credit as a result of means testing and (c) ineligible for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or Self Employment Income Support Scheme, are eligible for Jobseekers Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	47232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>a) Those deemed to be in employment as a result of receiving support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self Employed Income Support Scheme will not be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance if they usually work 16 hours or more per week. In order to be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance, claimants must satisfy a number of entitlement conditions, one of which is not being engaged in full time work. Those who usually work less than 16 hours per week are part-time workers and can apply.</p><p> </p><p>b) Jobseeker’s Allowance is a personal contribution-based benefit. Eligibility depends on someone having worked as an employee and having paid enough national insurance contributions, usually in the two full tax years before the calendar year in which they make their claim. They must also meet the following entitlement conditions:</p><ul><li>are not engaged in work of 16 hours or more per week</li><li>do not have limited capability for work</li><li>are not receiving relevant education</li><li>are under pensionable age</li><li>are in Great Britain</li><li>have accepted a Claimant Commitment</li></ul><p> </p><p>c) Those ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or Self Employment Income Support Scheme may be eligible if they meet the conditions as set out in b) above.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/05/2020 16:56:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

89844

	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his Department's policy to permit jobseeker's allownce claimants who follow their advisor's instructions to attend a jobcentre course instead of signing on to be sanctioned or have their claim stopped because they did not sign on.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	207548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Where a Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant is required to participate in a Jobcentre course, they are given information, verbally and in writing, which includes details about the course itself, what they are required to do by way of participation, and whether they are still required to attend the Jobcentre and meet their benefit conditions whilst attending the course.</p><p> </p><p>There are some circumstances where DWP can excuse a person from the requirement to sign on, in order to enable them to participate in a course. This includes those claimants who are participating as a full-time student on an employment related course for a maximum of two weeks.</p><p> </p><p>However, in the majority of cases, claimants will be expected to sign on whilst participating in a course. Where conflicting appointments/course times arise, we make every effort to re-arrange claimants’ signing on arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>If the decision is that the claimant is to continue attending the Jobcentre and the claimant fails to do so, without having a good reason, their benefit may be sanctioned.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/09/2014 12:26:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1198529

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, will a parent on job seekers allowance who chooses not to return their child to school during the covid-19 outbreak be (a) classified as not looking for work and (b) sanctioned if they are unable to attend interviews due to lack of child care.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	51935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We made the decision to temporarily suspend the requirement for face-to-face Jobcentre Plus appointments for all claimants in Universal Credit, New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), old-style JSA and ESA, and Income Support.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements for after suspension will be communicated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2020 15:31:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

169924

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimant off-flows with a date of death recorded at the time of benefit off-flow there were in each year since 2010; and of those how many claimants had received a sanction in the six months before their death.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	218353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>This specific information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 218351 question first answered 16/12/2014 11:38:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

512690

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people receiving jobseekers allowance were reported as having failed to turn up for job interviews in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	33870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/04/2016 08:45:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1203842

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants in receipt of jobseeker's allowance died between (a) March and May 2020 and (b) March and May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	59470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 59469 question first answered 25/06/2020 13:21:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1006889

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets her Department has for moving claimants onto jobseeker's allowance from other allowances and benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	191393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no Departmental targets for moving people onto Jobseeker’s Allowance from other allowances and benefits<strong>. </strong>Every benefit claim is considered on its merits, and decisions are made based on the available evidence and the legislation according to which such decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/11/2018 11:53:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

868523

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what formula is used to determine the figures for the JSA Applicable Amount as set out in regulations 83 and 84 (1) of Schedule 1 on Applicable Amount Part 1 Personal Allowances in the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Neath
	tabling member printed	Christina Rees
	uin	133743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>The “applicable amount” for Jobseeker’s Allowance is set each year by the government after a review of the level of benefit that a claimant may receive. The rates for Jobseeker’s Allowance were originally based on the equivalent provisions for Income Support, which were in force in October 1996, when JSA replaced the element of that benefit for those who are unemployed, on low or no income or other financial means and are available and looking for work.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed benefit and pension rates for 2018/19 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2018-to-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/04/2018 14:55:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

845601

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of job seeker's allowance as a percentage of average earnings in each of the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	128573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The value of Jobseeker’s Allowance as a percentage of average earnings in each of the last 15 years is available in Table 2.4 of the Annual Abstract of Statistics publication.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673039/abstract-of-statistics-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/673039/abstract-of-statistics-2017-tables.ods</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/02/2018 11:17:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane