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724568

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many representations he has received from whom on improving benefit assessments for pupils with severe disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

1302008

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, a) what assessment he has made of the extent to which financial support intended for disabled people, such as the Warm Home Discount, is reaching those who need it most and b) what action he has taken in response to this assessment.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	167234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount is a key policy in the Government’s programme to tackle fuel poverty and the effects of rising energy prices on low-income households. Launched in April 2011, it has helped over 2.2 million low-income and vulnerable households, including individuals with a disability, each year with their energy costs. However, we do not hold specific data about the number of disabled people receiving the Warm Home Discount.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the positive and significant impact of the scheme, the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-white-paper-powering-our-net-zero-future" target="_blank">Energy White Paper 2020</a> committed to: extending the scheme to at least 2025/26; expanding the spending envelope from the current £351m to £475m (in 2020 prices) per year, to enable us to reach over 750,000 more households in, or at risk of, fuel poverty; and consulting later this year on reforms to the scheme from 2022 to better target fuel poverty. This will ensure that funds reach those most at risk and in deepest fuel poverty, including supporting the most vulnerable individuals with a disability. This is in line with our updated vulnerability principle included within the fuel poverty strategy ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-warmth-protecting-vulnerable-households-in-england" target="_blank">Sustainable Warmth</a>’, published in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/03/2021 13:03:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

459828

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2016
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what involvement the Department for Work and Pensions has had with disabled people and their families to inform their thinking on the forthcoming white paper on improving support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Grey-Thompson
	uin	HL6935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The department regularly engages with disability charities and organisations, as well as disabled people and their families and carers, at both Ministerial and official level. We proactively seek stakeholder views on current health, care and employment services to understand what works and where improvements can be made through roundtables, focus groups and face-to-face meetings. These discussions inform and provide the opportunity to test our thinking as we being to develop proposals for the forthcoming White Paper, and we will continue to engage at all levels over the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 22/03/2016 12:05:43 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3862 label Biography information for Baroness Grey-Thompson

1121639

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have opened consultation on merging Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance assessments; and if not, when they intend to do so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL15269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>In their responses to the 2016 Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper consultation and through several other forums, stakeholders have raised concerns about the feeling of duplication across the current assessment processes. We have therefore been exploring options to reduce this, and make improvements to the customer experience. By testing the feasibility of a single assessment for Employment and Support Allowance/Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment we can seek to understand if it will improve the assessment process for our customers, and ensure that they still get the right decision.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the feasibility test will be informed by existing evidence and through our continued engagement with external stakeholders and disabled people themselves using existing forums, between now and over the course of Summer 2019. Beyond this we are continuing to work with stakeholders on other improvements to the assessment process, including the introduction of an integrated service, and reform of the Work Capability Assessment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 29/04/2019 15:58:26 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

1124057

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 29 April (HL15269), what existing forums they were engaged with on the design of the feasibility test for a single assessment for Employment and Support Allowance/Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL15439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>We committed to working with stakeholders to inform our approach to Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reform in the <em>Improving Lives</em> Command Paper published in 2017 and have been engaging on this broader issue through a number of forums. This has included our Policy Forum, a small group involving academics, think tanks and a number of disability charities.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, on the single assessment, we are currently gathering evidence to support the design of the feasibility test and will be involving stakeholders to inform this in the coming months. The outcomes from the feasibility test will enable us to establish if a single assessment would improve the customer journey and deliver quality and accurate outcomes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 08/05/2019 14:32:19 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

845399

	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are in receipt of working age disability benefits; and what is their estimate of the number of people who will be in receipt of such benefits following the introduction of planned increases to the state pension age from 65 to (1) 66, (2) 67, and (3) 68.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Providing the complete information requested would exceed the word limit for responses to written parliamentary questions. However, the information requested can be found in the latest Fiscal Sustainability Report. I will place a copy of this report in the House Library.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 06/03/2018 17:18:11 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

845400

	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the number of women in receipt of working age disability benefits has been affected by the rise in the state pension age from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of women in receipt of the main working age disability benefits, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), has not been affected by the rise in state pension age.</p><p> </p><p>New claims for DLA are currently only available for children under the age of 16 since the introduction of PIP on 8 April 2013. However, before the introduction of PIP, DLA had an upper age limit for making a new claim set at the day before a claimant’s 65<sup>th</sup> birthday. This is also the upper age limit to make a new claim for PIP and will rise in line with increases in state pension age.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/02/2018 12:31:48 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

905288

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage increase of people on working age disability benefits they anticipate following the introduction of planned increases to the state pension age from age 65 to 66, and 67 to 68.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL7879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The latest Fiscal Sustainability Report, contains estimates of the increase in State Pension Age.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the estimated number of people aged 66 and over on disability benefits as a proportion of the caseload aged under 66. Disability Benefits include Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024/25</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025/26</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2026/27</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027/28</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2028/29</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2029/30</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030/31</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2031/32</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032/33</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2033/34</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2034/35</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2035/36</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2036/37</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037/38</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2038/39</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2039/40</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2040/41</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2041/42</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042/43</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2043/44</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2044/45</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2045/46</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2046/47</p></td><td><p>8.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047/48</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2048/49</p></td><td><p>8.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2049/50</p></td><td><p>8.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2050/51</p></td><td><p>8.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/05/2018 12:24:53 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL7879 Fiscal Sustanability Report_Jan17.pdf title Fiscal Sustainability Report
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

905289

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the number of women in receipt of working age disability benefits has been affected by the rise in state pension age from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL7880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the answer I gave her on 23 February 2018 to question number HL5600.</p><p> </p><p>The number of women in receipt of the main working age disability benefits, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), has not been affected by the rise in state pension age.</p><p> </p><p>New claims for DLA are currently only available for children under the age of 16 since the introduction of PIP on 8 April 2013. However, before the introduction of PIP, DLA had an upper age limit for making a new claim set at the day before a claimant’s 65<sup>th</sup> birthday. This is also the upper age limit to make a new claim for PIP and will rise in line with increases in state pension age.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/05/2018 12:25:24 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

924181

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spend on supporting people with disabilities and health conditions; and how much this amount has risen in real terms since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL8660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19, forecast expenditure on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions is £54.0 billion. This is £9.3 billion more than in 2010/11.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/06/2018 13:45:00 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin