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1701095

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 21:46:25
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	15/04/2024 22:11:20 23/04/2024 16:56:09
	hansard heading	Employment: Women
	house id	1
	identifier	21732
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 16:24:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support women in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency to return to work after a career break.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21732
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21732
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Local Jobcentre teams are supporting residents into work and helping those in work to progress to higher paid jobs. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), recruitment days, Job Fairs, and work trials, all of which can help support women to return to work after a career break.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, one to one support from a Work Coach and Contracted Employment Programmes, the department also offers help with CVs and employability skills, mentoring circles for people aged 50 plus and support with childcare costs. Where a Work Coach identifies a barrier to securing or progressing in employment, they can use the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) to procure clothing, tools, digital devices, and to help with travel to work costs.</p><p> </p><p>In Haringey, we are working with the Construction Youth Trust to support more women into construction roles, with referrals made by Jobcentres across the borough, and funding available to support women who want to work in this sector.</p><p> </p><p>To help facilitate signposting discussions with claimants, staff have access to a database of national and local support information, the District Provision Tool as well as the new Managed Jobs and Opportunities which ensures that claimants can access tailored support where required. This includes provision aimed at women across London such as Dress for Success, a service that supports women to improve their confidence when attending interviews and Smart Works, a UK charity that provides high quality interview clothes and interview training to unemployed women.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with Transport for London and the College of North East London on their Women into Transportation and Engineering provision. This provides two weeks of pre-employment training, covering CV writing, and workplace skills, plus a Smart Works coaching and styling appointment designed to give participants the confidence to apply for the roles offered within the programme</p>
	creator	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701264

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 18:52:19
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:05:22 23/04/2024 15:32:04
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Women
	house id	1
	identifier	21990
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 15:00:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on 21 March 2024, HC 638.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21990
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21990
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p>
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701307

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 18:54:33
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	17/04/2024 11:05:09 23/04/2024 13:49:04
	hansard heading	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	21884
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 13:17:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received employment and support allowance for inflammatory bowel disease in (i) Preston, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England in each year since 2020.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21884
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21884
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p>
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1701308

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 18:54:36
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	17/04/2024 11:05:13 23/04/2024 13:51:05
	hansard heading	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	identifier	21885
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 13:19:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) England have (i) applied for and (ii) received Personal Independence Payments for inflammatory bowel disease in each year since 2020.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21885
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21885
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances and awards can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a> The requested data can be found on the ‘PIP Clearances’ dataset by going to ‘Geography’, ‘National – Regional – LAs – OAs’ and following the drop downs to the relevant areas. Similarly, you can filter for those with inflammatory bowel disease through ‘Disability’, ‘Gastrointestinal disease’ and selecting ‘Inflammatory bowel disease’. To further filter just for those awarded, you can go to ‘Clearance Type Detail’ and select ‘Awarded’.</p><p> </p><p>A lookup which shows which Local Authorities are in Lancashire is available <a href="https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/4466088cf22849f3aa030e330fbba0a0_0/explore" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">here.</a> An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p>
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1701457

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:02:45
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:23:49 23/04/2024 11:39:25
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses
	house id	1
	identifier	22044
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 11:07:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of people with (i) M.E. and (ii) other chronic diseases.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22044
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22044
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department has assessed the impact of the third-party data measure in the regulatory impact assessment scrutinised and green-rated by the Regulatory Policy Committee. This was published on the 27th November 2023 as part of the supporting documentation for the Data Protection and Information Bill and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-and-digital-information-bill-impact-assessments" target="_blank">Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: supporting documents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department has fulfilled all the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and in line with our statutory duty keeps the impact of this measure on groups with protected characteristics under continuous review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 22/23, DWP overpaid over £8bn due to fraud and error. This is unacceptable and we are taking robust steps to tackle this.</p><p> </p><p>The third party data legislation we are seeking is one such approach. The focus of this power will be about finding signals of potential benefit fraud and error.</p><p>The measure does not target a particular group of benefit claimant and we have tried and tested safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable groups and will follow business as usual processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1701465

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:03:46
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:24:12 23/04/2024 13:16:05
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	identifier	22162
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 12:44:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people claim each benefit to which they are entitled.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22162
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22162
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) provides information on eligibility and how to make a claim for benefits, including signposting to telephony routes (including textphone and Relay UK) for people who are unable to complete forms online. There are videos on the DWP YouTube channel that provide further information on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit, Winter Fuel Payment, Pension Credit and DLA for Children and these explain how to claim and what to expect once a claim has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) includes information on benefits people may be able to claim and other financial support. This includes housing support, help with council tax and direct payments for social care. Where appropriate DWP letters include signposting to additional help and support.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1701482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:04:39
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:24:59 23/04/2024 13:53:05
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	identifier	22174
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 13:21:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) restrictions and (b) guidance are in place for landlords renting out properties to immediate family members and receiving (i) housing benefit and (ii) universal credit for that property.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22174
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22174
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>To be eligible for support with housing costs in Housing Benefit and Universal Credit, claimants must be liable for making payment of rent on a commercial basis. A claimant can receive support with housing costs if that test is satisfied and liability is to a close relative, but only where that relative does not live in the same property as the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance setting this out is available on Gov.uk.</p><p />
	creator	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1701551

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:08:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:29:03 23/04/2024 13:55:05
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	22084
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 13:23:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times to speak to the Disability Service Centre.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22084
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22084
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Telephony is our customers’ primary channel to contact us. We continually assess the number of calls we are receiving and the associated waiting times, deploying resources accordingly to support service levels wherever this is possible.</p><p>However, due to recent higher volumes of calls than forecast, from the 24th of April and throughout May, we are deploying dedicated telephony specific resource to the Personal Independent Payment telephony lines which will give better support when dealing with sudden increases in traffic.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1701552

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:09:00
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:29:06 23/04/2024 13:03:08
	hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	22085
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 12:31:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing recipients of Attendance Allowance to report a change in circumstances digitally.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22085
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22085
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The modernisation of Retirement Services, which includes Attendance Allowance, forms a key part of DWP’s Service Modernisation Programme. A key objective of the programme is to understand how existing services - such as Attendance Allowance - should operate in the future and understand how and whether services, including reporting change of circumstances, can be accessed by citizens more quickly and easily online.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1701553

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:09:03
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:29:09 23/04/2024 13:13:05
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	22181
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 12:41:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact for his Department's policies of defined benefit pensions.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22181
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22181
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The defined benefit pensions landscape remains central for the retirement plans of millions of current and future pensioners. There have been significant changes over recent years and the Government has been alive to the resulting risks and opportunities. The revised DB funding arrangements, which will be implemented in the Autumn, will help to keep members hard earned benefits safe and support the vision set out in our recent DB consultations to ensure that assets can work as hard as possible for the benefit of members, sponsoring employers, and the wider economy.</p>
	creator	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna